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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But abroad they wear suits and ties . Their business helps the government so
they have dignity . If the Thai government allowed legal casinos , say in Thung
Kula Rong Hai [ a poor area in the northeast ] which covers four or five provinces
, the ...
But abroad they wear suits and ties . Their business helps the government so
they have dignity . If the Thai government allowed legal casinos , say in Thung
Kula Rong Hai [ a poor area in the northeast ] which covers four or five provinces
, the ...
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By the 1980s more than a hundred thousand travelled abroad each year to work .
The major destinations at that time were Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern
countries . In 1989 , there were 264,600 Thai workers abroad of which 140,000 ...
By the 1980s more than a hundred thousand travelled abroad each year to work .
The major destinations at that time were Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern
countries . In 1989 , there were 264,600 Thai workers abroad of which 140,000 ...
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The migrant's earnings are around 40 percent of his Japanese counterpart but
possibly ten times what he would earn back in Thailand.2 Workers who go
abroad legally on a contract basis often stay on and work illegally after the
contract ...
The migrant's earnings are around 40 percent of his Japanese counterpart but
possibly ten times what he would earn back in Thailand.2 Workers who go
abroad legally on a contract basis often stay on and work illegally after the
contract ...
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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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