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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Around the same time , the Burmese government under General Saw Mong
began to promote foreign investment to overcome its shortage of foreign
exchange . In a very short time , Thai loggers rushed to Burma . More than thirty
companies ...
Around the same time , the Burmese government under General Saw Mong
began to promote foreign investment to overcome its shortage of foreign
exchange . In a very short time , Thai loggers rushed to Burma . More than thirty
companies ...
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These accomplices co - ordinated the orders between the agents of the Burmese
minority groups and a group of traders who bought arms from agents in Amphur
Ta Phraya , Prachinburi . In some cases , there are no Thai middlemen involved .
These accomplices co - ordinated the orders between the agents of the Burmese
minority groups and a group of traders who bought arms from agents in Amphur
Ta Phraya , Prachinburi . In some cases , there are no Thai middlemen involved .
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Burmese . In May 1997 the research team at the Institute for Population and
Social Research at Mahidol University concluded their study on transnational
workers in Thailand . Based on a province by province survey , they estimated
the total ...
Burmese . In May 1997 the research team at the Institute for Population and
Social Research at Mahidol University concluded their study on transnational
workers in Thailand . Based on a province by province survey , they estimated
the total ...
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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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