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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The total amount of money spent on the legal lottery in 1996 was 36,480 million
baht ( 38 million lottery tickets x 40 baht x 24 issues a year ) . But a much larger
amount of moneyin the order of nine times as much - is involved in the illegal or ...
The total amount of money spent on the legal lottery in 1996 was 36,480 million
baht ( 38 million lottery tickets x 40 baht x 24 issues a year ) . But a much larger
amount of moneyin the order of nine times as much - is involved in the illegal or ...
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Total exports from Thailand can be estimated by deducting the amount
consumed locally and the amount seized by the police from the total amount
imported into Thailand . Police statistics show that between 1984 and 1994 the
amount seized ...
Total exports from Thailand can be estimated by deducting the amount
consumed locally and the amount seized by the police from the total amount
imported into Thailand . Police statistics show that between 1984 and 1994 the
amount seized ...
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It also raises the issue of the appropriate level of the minimum amount . Three -
fifths of respondents agree with the principle of setting a minimum level to trigger
reporting . Another 37 percent think reporting should be made only in suspicious
...
It also raises the issue of the appropriate level of the minimum amount . Three -
fifths of respondents agree with the principle of setting a minimum level to trigger
reporting . Another 37 percent think reporting should be made only in suspicious
...
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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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