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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... gambling dens ( Thanongsak 1986 , 77–101 ) . In Rama III's reign ( 1824–51 ) , government promoted legal gambling dens as a source of revenue . All over the kingdom tax- farmers bid to set up gambling dens . The gambling tax and the ...
... gambling dens ( Thanongsak 1986 , 77–101 ) . In Rama III's reign ( 1824–51 ) , government promoted legal gambling dens as a source of revenue . All over the kingdom tax- farmers bid to set up gambling dens . The gambling tax and the ...
Page 80
... Gambling Gambling on football is dubbed " gambling for the globalized age " or " gambling by the airwaves " . These titles recognize how electronic media have facilitated gambling at the international level . While casinos and ...
... Gambling Gambling on football is dubbed " gambling for the globalized age " or " gambling by the airwaves " . These titles recognize how electronic media have facilitated gambling at the international level . While casinos and ...
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... gambling is illegal , the sports press facilitates and encourages it by publishing odds without encountering any legal resistance . This is patently inconsistent . Perhaps gambling has become so engrained in people's lives that the law ...
... gambling is illegal , the sports press facilitates and encourages it by publishing odds without encountering any legal resistance . This is patently inconsistent . Perhaps gambling has become so engrained in people's lives that the law ...
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