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 125
Shifting all the burden of equalizing the tax revenue to automobile registration
would not seem to be fair . If the reduction of diesel import taxes is considered to
be the best policy , more study is needed to find the optimal rate for deterring ...
Shifting all the burden of equalizing the tax revenue to automobile registration
would not seem to be fair . If the reduction of diesel import taxes is considered to
be the best policy , more study is needed to find the optimal rate for deterring ...
Page 199
Despite the adjustment , the total estimate of 100 , 000 prostitutes still seems too
low . There are some obvious omissions . First , the data do not appear fully to
cover the high - class establishments , such as exclusive membership clubs ,
which ...
Despite the adjustment , the total estimate of 100 , 000 prostitutes still seems too
low . There are some obvious omissions . First , the data do not appear fully to
cover the high - class establishments , such as exclusive membership clubs ,
which ...
Page 200
Some officials in the labour ministry estimate that as many as one third of all sex
workers are now foreigners , but this seems too high . Some NGOs have
estimated 20 , 000 sex workers among the immigrant Burmese alone . In chapter
8 we ...
Some officials in the labour ministry estimate that as many as one third of all sex
workers are now foreigners , but this seems too high . Some NGOs have
estimated 20 , 000 sex workers among the immigrant Burmese alone . In chapter
8 we ...
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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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