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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... women or in businesses which prey on the women's income . They were not there to help them . The trafficking of Thai women into Japan for sex services is well organized under the control of Japanese and Thai agents linked to the ...
... women or in businesses which prey on the women's income . They were not there to help them . The trafficking of Thai women into Japan for sex services is well organized under the control of Japanese and Thai agents linked to the ...
Page 173
... women in 1994. Underground brothels using foreign women exist in big cities such as New York , Los Angeles , Seattle , and San Diego . They are often in Chinatown areas , run by gangs from the Asian underworld . Some of the brothels ...
... women in 1994. Underground brothels using foreign women exist in big cities such as New York , Los Angeles , Seattle , and San Diego . They are often in Chinatown areas , run by gangs from the Asian underworld . Some of the brothels ...
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... women for sex services . In the recession period of the early 1980s , labour export was seen as a means to reduce ... women : first , the domestic sex trade and sex tourism , and second , the national policy of exporting labour . On the ...
... women for sex services . In the recession period of the early 1980s , labour export was seen as a means to reduce ... women : first , the domestic sex trade and sex tourism , and second , the national policy of exporting labour . On the ...
Contents
Casinos | 36 |
Underground Lottery | 45 |
Football Gambling | 73 |
Copyright | |
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