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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... Germany to work as prostitutes ( estimates based on Ban Ying Co- ordination Centre 1994 , 19 ) . Most Thai prostitutes in Germany operate under a system of indentured labour similar to that in Japan . Prostitution is legal but ...
... Germany to work as prostitutes ( estimates based on Ban Ying Co- ordination Centre 1994 , 19 ) . Most Thai prostitutes in Germany operate under a system of indentured labour similar to that in Japan . Prostitution is legal but ...
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... German man . An NGO which assists Thai women migrants in Germany found that a fee of up to 10,000 marks or 140,000 baht is common . In total , the fees agents earned from trafficking people out to these three major markets amounted to ...
... German man . An NGO which assists Thai women migrants in Germany found that a fee of up to 10,000 marks or 140,000 baht is common . In total , the fees agents earned from trafficking people out to these three major markets amounted to ...
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... Germany , France , UK , Italy ) set up a financial action task force ( FATF ) to suppress money laundering . A year later , FATF expanded to twenty - six members including most of the main financial centres of the world : Austria ...
... Germany , France , UK , Italy ) set up a financial action task force ( FATF ) to suppress money laundering . A year later , FATF expanded to twenty - six members including most of the main financial centres of the world : Austria ...
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