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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... five hundred thousand baht as stake . We are not the source of crime . " ( Chat 1989 ) Four or five large casinos had a turnover of around a hundred million baht a day . Chat recounted : Before Thanong [ Siriprichapong - Po Bet ] got ...
... five hundred thousand baht as stake . We are not the source of crime . " ( Chat 1989 ) Four or five large casinos had a turnover of around a hundred million baht a day . Chat recounted : Before Thanong [ Siriprichapong - Po Bet ] got ...
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... five hundred thousand baht a month . The interviewee has four or five people who ride motorbikes to collect stakes from players and to locate new customers . Each has a mobile phone . They earn five hundred baht a day , plus tips if the ...
... five hundred thousand baht a month . The interviewee has four or five people who ride motorbikes to collect stakes from players and to locate new customers . Each has a mobile phone . They earn five hundred baht a day , plus tips if the ...
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... five thousand baht per rai for a mining concession for seven days . Before 1989 , the Khmer Rouge received up to fifty - six million baht a week , or 2.78 billion baht a year , from sell- ing these concessions . In 1990 the income rose ...
... five thousand baht per rai for a mining concession for seven days . Before 1989 , the Khmer Rouge received up to fifty - six million baht a week , or 2.78 billion baht a year , from sell- ing these concessions . In 1990 the income rose ...
Contents
Casinos | 36 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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