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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... Asian regions . In the eighteenth and nineteenth cen- turies , Chinese and South Asians migrated in large numbers from poverty - stricken areas of origin to labour- scarce but land - abundant countries like Siam , Singapore , Malaya ...
... Asian regions . In the eighteenth and nineteenth cen- turies , Chinese and South Asians migrated in large numbers from poverty - stricken areas of origin to labour- scarce but land - abundant countries like Siam , Singapore , Malaya ...
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... Asia accounted for 13 percent of the world total . The US and UK have accused some Asian countries of being centres of money laundering because : some of these Asian countries are production sites and trade routes for illicit drugs ...
... Asia accounted for 13 percent of the world total . The US and UK have accused some Asian countries of being centres of money laundering because : some of these Asian countries are production sites and trade routes for illicit drugs ...
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... Asia Watch and the Women's Rights Project . 1993. A Modern Form of Slavery : Trafficking of Burmese Women and Girls into ... Asian Employment Programme . Chat Taopoon . 1989. " Chat Taopoon : tamnaan chivit pom ben piang nak su kon neung ...
... Asia Watch and the Women's Rights Project . 1993. A Modern Form of Slavery : Trafficking of Burmese Women and Girls into ... Asian Employment Programme . Chat Taopoon . 1989. " Chat Taopoon : tamnaan chivit pom ben piang nak su kon neung ...
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