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 dominance of Lao's syndicate forced his competitor , Teng - go , to move to
Khon Kaen where he joined up with a local businessman to start a cafe ,
underground lottery , massage parlours , brothels , and gambling dens . Teng -
go used ...
The dominance of Lao's syndicate forced his competitor , Teng - go , to move to
Khon Kaen where he joined up with a local businessman to start a cafe ,
underground lottery , massage parlours , brothels , and gambling dens . Teng -
go used ...
Page 69
But the huay is also a great 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 ...
But the huay is also a great 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 ...
Page 179
Police raids on brothels with young ( under eighteen ) Burmese and hill women
in the mid 1990s revealed a high incidence of HIV - positive ( up to 40 percent ) .
Many of the women had been abducted or forced into prostitution . The women ...
Police raids on brothels with young ( under eighteen ) Burmese and hill women
in the mid 1990s revealed a high incidence of HIV - positive ( up to 40 percent ) .
Many of the women had been abducted or forced into prostitution . The women ...
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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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