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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Page 108
... ( table 5.4 ) . Deducting the cost of imported raw materials yields value - added from the ya ba trade of between 12,616 and 14,499 million baht . TABLE 5.4 VALUE - ADDED FROM TRADE IN YA BA Total number of addicts Total number of pills ...
... ( table 5.4 ) . Deducting the cost of imported raw materials yields value - added from the ya ba trade of between 12,616 and 14,499 million baht . TABLE 5.4 VALUE - ADDED FROM TRADE IN YA BA Total number of addicts Total number of pills ...
Page 151
... Table 7.2 shows estimates based on the assumptions that the portion seized was 1 , 2 or 5 percent of the total . TABLE 7.2 ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL CONTRABAND ARMS TRADE FOR 1990 , 1991 AND 1992 ( million baht ) Value of seized weapons ...
... Table 7.2 shows estimates based on the assumptions that the portion seized was 1 , 2 or 5 percent of the total . TABLE 7.2 ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL CONTRABAND ARMS TRADE FOR 1990 , 1991 AND 1992 ( million baht ) Value of seized weapons ...
Page 223
... ( table 10.5 ) . TABLE 10.4 SHOULD THE STOCK MARKET LOTTERY ( HUAY HUN ) BE LEGALIZED ? Yes No No Opinion Total 49 131 92 Percent 18.0 48.1 33.8 Males 34 95 Females 15 36 33335 55 37 < B.A . 4 15 27 B.A. 36 67 50 M.A. 6 44 13 Ph.D. 3 5 2 ...
... ( table 10.5 ) . TABLE 10.4 SHOULD THE STOCK MARKET LOTTERY ( HUAY HUN ) BE LEGALIZED ? Yes No No Opinion Total 49 131 92 Percent 18.0 48.1 33.8 Males 34 95 Females 15 36 33335 55 37 < B.A . 4 15 27 B.A. 36 67 50 M.A. 6 44 13 Ph.D. 3 5 2 ...
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