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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Southeast Asia to be sold in California . The goods were smuggled into the US in
the container of a cargo ship . In 1983 Thanong sold 13,000–14,000 pounds of
marijuana to a drug dealer in the US for US $ 1,300,000 . Some time in 1985–86
...
Southeast Asia to be sold in California . The goods were smuggled into the US in
the container of a cargo ship . In 1983 Thanong sold 13,000–14,000 pounds of
marijuana to a drug dealer in the US for US $ 1,300,000 . Some time in 1985–86
...
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Chinese migrated to Southeast Asia and to the US under systems of indentured
labour ( Stalker 1994 ) . The flow of transnational migration into Southeast Asia
was disrupted from the 1920s , first by local governments which feared the
spread ...
Chinese migrated to Southeast Asia and to the US under systems of indentured
labour ( Stalker 1994 ) . The flow of transnational migration into Southeast Asia
was disrupted from the 1920s , first by local governments which feared the
spread ...
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Each day an estimated US $ 175 million or 4,375 million baht is laundered in
Asia . The Economist ( 25 June 1994 ) quoted UK intelligence that in 1993 , US $
500,000 million ( 12,500 thousand million baht ) were laundered all over the
world .
Each day an estimated US $ 175 million or 4,375 million baht is laundered in
Asia . The Economist ( 25 June 1994 ) quoted UK intelligence that in 1993 , US $
500,000 million ( 12,500 thousand million baht ) were laundered all over the
world .
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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 |
| 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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