Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public PolicyGambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling, and trafficking in people -- these six illegal businesses are large and getting larger. They distort the economy and victimize people. They are increasingly linked together through networks of protection and organized crime. They help to fund Thailand's corrosive 'money politics' and to sustain corruption in the police. In this sequel to Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, the authors argue that control of the illegal economy, especially through reform of the police, is vital for the development of a modern economy and functioning democracy. |
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Page 164
... Japanese Immigration Office Trafficking Women to Japan Prostitution and migrant labour are illegal in Japan . Thus Thais who enter Japan to work as sex workers are illegal on two counts . Japanese and Thai agents play crucial roles in ...
... Japanese Immigration Office Trafficking Women to Japan Prostitution and migrant labour are illegal in Japan . Thus Thais who enter Japan to work as sex workers are illegal on two counts . Japanese and Thai agents play crucial roles in ...
Page 166
... Japanese language . In the past , many women were brought into Japan by using fake Malaysian passports because ... Japanese immigration has become more strict at policing . The women now first travel with their agents as tourists to ...
... Japanese language . In the past , many women were brought into Japan by using fake Malaysian passports because ... Japanese immigration has become more strict at policing . The women now first travel with their agents as tourists to ...
Page 193
... Japan again if she could , she replied " I don't know " . Notes 1. The numbers of deported Thai women and Thai overstayers in Japan are from the Japanese Ministry of Justice . The numbers deported have increased in the 1990s . Total ...
... Japan again if she could , she replied " I don't know " . Notes 1. The numbers of deported Thai women and Thai overstayers in Japan are from the Japanese Ministry of Justice . The numbers deported have increased in the 1990s . Total ...
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Casinos | 36 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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