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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divided into three divisions : north , south and Thonburi ; 3 ) Special Branch ; and
4 ) Crime Suppression Division within the Central Investigation Bureau . Apart
from this , there are certain senior police officers who have personal relations
with ...
divided into three divisions : north , south and Thonburi ; 3 ) Special Branch ; and
4 ) Crime Suppression Division within the Central Investigation Bureau . Apart
from this , there are certain senior police officers who have personal relations
with ...
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In the Iran - Contra case , Colonel Oliver North of the US Army traded arms with
the government of Iran and used the profits to fund the Contra rebels in
Nicaragua . North set up a front company in the Cayman Islands to transfer the
funds .
In the Iran - Contra case , Colonel Oliver North of the US Army traded arms with
the government of Iran and used the profits to fund the Contra rebels in
Nicaragua . North set up a front company in the Cayman Islands to transfer the
funds .
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Ne Win , General , 128 New York , 173–4 , 240 New Zealand , 216 Ngo , 28
NGOs , 163 , 165 , 169–72 , 176 , 179–81 , 197 , 200 , 209 Nicaragua , 237
Nigeria , 92 Nithadian , 25 Nong Khai , 23 , 242 Nonthaburi , 105 North , Colonel
Oliver ...
Ne Win , General , 128 New York , 173–4 , 240 New Zealand , 216 Ngo , 28
NGOs , 163 , 165 , 169–72 , 176 , 179–81 , 197 , 200 , 209 Nicaragua , 237
Nigeria , 92 Nithadian , 25 Nong Khai , 23 , 242 Nonthaburi , 105 North , Colonel
Oliver ...
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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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