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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... sex workers within Thailand from the total number of sex workers , the average fees paid per client , the number of clients they serve , and the distribution of the fee income . Estimation of the number of prostitutes is subject to ...
... sex workers within Thailand from the total number of sex workers , the average fees paid per client , the number of clients they serve , and the distribution of the fee income . Estimation of the number of prostitutes is subject to ...
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... sex establishment or the local police . The survey was carried out twice a year up to 1994 , then reduced to once a year as the statistics change slowly . The ministry official who ... sex workers . Second , the figures do PROSTITUTION 199.
... sex establishment or the local police . The survey was carried out twice a year up to 1994 , then reduced to once a year as the statistics change slowly . The ministry official who ... sex workers . Second , the figures do PROSTITUTION 199.
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... sex workers . Second , the figures do not include all freelance and casual sex - workers , whose numbers have also increased rapidly in recent years . For some men , the growing fear of AIDS has been translated into a retreat from ...
... sex workers . Second , the figures do not include all freelance and casual sex - workers , whose numbers have also increased rapidly in recent years . For some men , the growing fear of AIDS has been translated into a retreat from ...
Contents
Casinos | 36 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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