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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... Khmer Rouge were estimated to number between ten and thirty thousand in 1995. Dr Khien Teerawit , an expert on Cambodian affairs , estimated that the Khmer Rouge had eight to ten thousand permanent fighting forces and ten to thirty ...
... Khmer Rouge were estimated to number between ten and thirty thousand in 1995. Dr Khien Teerawit , an expert on Cambodian affairs , estimated that the Khmer Rouge had eight to ten thousand permanent fighting forces and ten to thirty ...
Page 133
... Khmer Rouge in return for logging concessions and precious stones ( interview with a former officer of the National Security Council , 8 September 1995 ) . Officially the Chinese government stopped giving arms to the Khmer Rouge since ...
... Khmer Rouge in return for logging concessions and precious stones ( interview with a former officer of the National Security Council , 8 September 1995 ) . Officially the Chinese government stopped giving arms to the Khmer Rouge since ...
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... Khmer Rouge kept a tight control over Pailin because of its economic worth . Before 1989 traders dug for precious stones by hand . They paid the Khmer Rouge eight hundred baht to enter the area and five thousand baht per rai for a ...
... Khmer Rouge kept a tight control over Pailin because of its economic worth . Before 1989 traders dug for precious stones by hand . They paid the Khmer Rouge eight hundred baht to enter the area and five thousand baht per rai for a ...
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Casinos | 36 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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