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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... source of income , if the money could be used for local government schemes or be diverted to forced saving schemes which reduce the national saving deficit and improve social security . In interview , some huay sellers state they would ...
... source of income , if the money could be used for local government schemes or be diverted to forced saving schemes which reduce the national saving deficit and improve social security . In interview , some huay sellers state they would ...
Page 245
... source of their wealth . The weaknesses of this law are that it does not cover assets which have been transferred to relatives or associates , does not allow the Counter Corruption Commission to collect evidence , and does not permit ...
... source of their wealth . The weaknesses of this law are that it does not cover assets which have been transferred to relatives or associates , does not allow the Counter Corruption Commission to collect evidence , and does not permit ...
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... source of dirty money than about prostitution . TABLE 11.2 THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES OF DIRTY MONEY Number Percent First most important 1. Drug trafficking 300 57 2. Corruption 111 21 3. Smuggling of goods 66 13 4. Contraband arms 53 ...
... source of dirty money than about prostitution . TABLE 11.2 THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES OF DIRTY MONEY Number Percent First most important 1. Drug trafficking 300 57 2. Corruption 111 21 3. Smuggling of goods 66 13 4. Contraband arms 53 ...
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activities amount amphetamine areas baht a day baht a month Bangkok Post bank bets border brothels Burma Burmese businessmen Cambodia casino owner casinos Chat Chiang Chulalongkorn University clients companies contraband arms corruption cost countries crime diesel oil drug trafficking earn establishments estimated export football gambling gamblers government lottery government officials gunmen heroin Hong Kong huay hosts huay taidin hundred baht hundred thousand baht illegal economy important income interview involved jao mue Japan Japanese Khmer Rouge khon doen phoi Khun Khun Sa labour logging major mama-san marijuana Matichon migrants million baht money laundering money-laundering laws National oil smuggling ONCB operate opium percent Phujatkan players police officers policemen political politicians profit Prostitutes in Thailand province rent-seeking revenue sales agents sales sheets sex services sex workers suppress survey syndicates TABLE tambon Taopoon Thai government Thai prostitutes Thai women Thailand turnover underground lottery value-added