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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On Thailand's eastern border , the armed forces of the Khmer Rouge were
estimated to number between ten and thirty thousand in 1995. Dr Khien Teerawit
, an expert on Cambodian affairs , estimated that the Khmer Rouge had eight to
ten ...
On Thailand's eastern border , the armed forces of the Khmer Rouge were
estimated to number between ten and thirty thousand in 1995. Dr Khien Teerawit
, an expert on Cambodian affairs , estimated that the Khmer Rouge had eight to
ten ...
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were traded with the Khmer Rouge in return for logging concessions and
precious stones ( interview with a former officer of the National Security Council ,
8 September 1995 ) . Officially the Chinese government stopped giving arms to
the ...
were traded with the Khmer Rouge in return for logging concessions and
precious stones ( interview with a former officer of the National Security Council ,
8 September 1995 ) . Officially the Chinese government stopped giving arms to
the ...
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The Khmer Rouge kept a tight control over Pailin because of its economic worth .
Before 1989 traders dug for precious stones by hand . They paid the Khmer
Rouge eight hundred baht to enter the area and five thousand baht per rai for a ...
The Khmer Rouge kept a tight control over Pailin because of its economic worth .
Before 1989 traders dug for precious stones by hand . They paid the Khmer
Rouge eight hundred baht to enter the area and five thousand baht per rai for a ...
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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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