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 63
Our estimate is more than three times higher than that made by the Thai Farmers
Research Centre . Still we believe our figure is an underestimate for several
reasons . First , the province used in the base case has a relatively high per
capita ...
Our estimate is more than three times higher than that made by the Thai Farmers
Research Centre . Still we believe our figure is an underestimate for several
reasons . First , the province used in the base case has a relatively high per
capita ...
Page 92
... two to three times higher than prices in the northern border areas , and prices
in the final US market are twenty to thirty times higher ( table 5 . 1 ) . The
Estimated Value - added of the Heroin Trade The value - added in the heroin
trade , or the ...
... two to three times higher than prices in the northern border areas , and prices
in the final US market are twenty to thirty times higher ( table 5 . 1 ) . The
Estimated Value - added of the Heroin Trade The value - added in the heroin
trade , or the ...
Page 93
The higher figure is probably overstated . According to ONCB there are an
estimated 214 , 180 addicts . On average each uses 0 . 05 gram per intake and
has one or two intakes a day . Multiplying these figures out gives a total
consumption of ...
The higher figure is probably overstated . According to ONCB there are an
estimated 214 , 180 addicts . On average each uses 0 . 05 gram per intake and
has one or two intakes a day . Multiplying these figures out gives a total
consumption of ...
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Contents
Thailands Illegal Economy | 1 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy |
| Authors | Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sangsit Phiriyarangsan, Nualnoi Treerat |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Silkworm Books, 1998 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 14 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 9747100754, 9789747100754 |
| Length | 284 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economics / Theory Political Science / Comparative Politics Political Science / Public Policy / General Social Science / Criminology |
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