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 128
... border has seen flows of illegal people and goods . Communist insurgents fighting the Malaysian government used the border as an escape route , as did separatists in Thailand in the other direction . Drug traffickers and later oil ...
... border has seen flows of illegal people and goods . Communist insurgents fighting the Malaysian government used the border as an escape route , as did separatists in Thailand in the other direction . Drug traffickers and later oil ...
Page 149
... border areas of Buriram , Surin , and Sisaket from where they can contact the military leaders of the Khmer Rouge directly ( Phujatkan , 12-4 July 1995 ) . Transport to the Thai - Burmese border is often carried out in trucks disguised ...
... border areas of Buriram , Surin , and Sisaket from where they can contact the military leaders of the Khmer Rouge directly ( Phujatkan , 12-4 July 1995 ) . Transport to the Thai - Burmese border is often carried out in trucks disguised ...
Page 150
... border to the Thai - Burmese border was between fifty and a hundred thousand baht ( Phujatkan raiwan , 14 July 1995 ) . Estimating the Value of the Trade in Contraband Arms The value of the arms seized in 1990-2 is estimated from police ...
... border to the Thai - Burmese border was between fifty and a hundred thousand baht ( Phujatkan raiwan , 14 July 1995 ) . Estimating the Value of the Trade in Contraband Arms The value of the arms seized in 1990-2 is estimated from police ...
Contents
Casinos | 36 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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