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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In the Iran - Contra case , Colonel Oliver North of the US Army traded arms with
the government of Iran and used the profits to fund the Contra rebels in
Nicaragua . North set up a front company in the Cayman Islands to transfer the
funds .
In the Iran - Contra case , Colonel Oliver North of the US Army traded arms with
the government of Iran and used the profits to fund the Contra rebels in
Nicaragua . North set up a front company in the Cayman Islands to transfer the
funds .
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money passes through to fund illegal investments , while dirty money comes the
other way and funds legal business ” ( Bangkok Post , 13 May 1966 ) . A second
method uses the phoi kuan , a Chinese financial network originally developed for
...
money passes through to fund illegal investments , while dirty money comes the
other way and funds legal business ” ( Bangkok Post , 13 May 1966 ) . A second
method uses the phoi kuan , a Chinese financial network originally developed for
...
Page 259
Illegal funds are often laundered through legitimate markets such as real estate ,
stocks , and entertainment businesses . Generally they are channelled through
the more speculative parts of these markets and tend to magnify CONCLUSION ...
Illegal funds are often laundered through legitimate markets such as real estate ,
stocks , and entertainment businesses . Generally they are channelled through
the more speculative parts of these markets and tend to magnify CONCLUSION ...
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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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