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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PROSTITUTION WHEN the sex services industry became an issue in Thailand
during the 1960s , many technocrats and policy - makers brushed it aside . They
took the view that when the Thai economy grew , prostitution would become less
...
PROSTITUTION WHEN the sex services industry became an issue in Thailand
during the 1960s , many technocrats and policy - makers brushed it aside . They
took the view that when the Thai economy grew , prostitution would become less
...
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The study outlined four major reasons for lax enforcement of prostitution laws .
First , the police do not carry out their duty seriously . Researchers interviewed
405 policemen involved in suppressing prostitution in eleven provinces . Two -
thirds ...
The study outlined four major reasons for lax enforcement of prostitution laws .
First , the police do not carry out their duty seriously . Researchers interviewed
405 policemen involved in suppressing prostitution in eleven provinces . Two -
thirds ...
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Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sangsit
Phiriyarangsan, Nualnoi Treerat. 213 when this issue is lumped together with
adult prostitution . It would allow adult prostitutes to be protected by the labour
laws and ...
Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sangsit
Phiriyarangsan, Nualnoi Treerat. 213 when this issue is lumped together with
adult prostitution . It would allow adult prostitutes to be protected by the labour
laws and ...
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Contents
Thailands Illegal Economy | 1 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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