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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Players bet on the last two digits of the first - prize number , and on the two - digit
prize numbers , in the government lottery draw . The winner ... The chance of
winning is 1 - in - 166 ( 1000/6 : if a player bets on all the thousand possible ...
Players bet on the last two digits of the first - prize number , and on the two - digit
prize numbers , in the government lottery draw . The winner ... The chance of
winning is 1 - in - 166 ( 1000/6 : if a player bets on all the thousand possible ...
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many clients decide a certain number is lucky and all bet on it heavily , the host
runs the risk of being cleaned out if the number comes up in the draw . Smaller
hosts lessen this risk by hedging bets with the larger hosts ( see below ) .
many clients decide a certain number is lucky and all bet on it heavily , the host
runs the risk of being cleaned out if the number comes up in the draw . Smaller
hosts lessen this risk by hedging bets with the larger hosts ( see below ) .
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The police found a sixteen - page list of gamblers with details of bets totalling
eight million baht . At the time of the raid clients were still phoning the host to
place bets . The second was caught in a hotel with a mobile phone , fax machine
, an ...
The police found a sixteen - page list of gamblers with details of bets totalling
eight million baht . At the time of the raid clients were still phoning the host to
place bets . The second was caught in a hotel with a mobile phone , fax machine
, an ...
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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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