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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Traders from Laos , Burma , and various minority groups transport drugs out from
the Golden Triangle . Apart from the suitable climatic conditions , one of the major
reasons for the continued production of opium in the area has been the need ...
Traders from Laos , Burma , and various minority groups transport drugs out from
the Golden Triangle . Apart from the suitable climatic conditions , one of the major
reasons for the continued production of opium in the area has been the need ...
Page 131
... political influence . The Demand for Contraband Arms The major sources of
demand for war weapons are the resistance groups across Thailand's eastern
and western borders : in Burma , the minority groups such as the Shan , Karen ,
Mon ...
... political influence . The Demand for Contraband Arms The major sources of
demand for war weapons are the resistance groups across Thailand's eastern
and western borders : in Burma , the minority groups such as the Shan , Karen ,
Mon ...
Page 132
1995 , fourteen minority groups were still fighting the government with about thirty
thousand armed soldiers . Of these the largest groups were the Shan ( 18,000 ) ,
the Karen ( 5,000 ) and the student groups ( 2,000 ) . The Shan and the Karen ...
1995 , fourteen minority groups were still fighting the government with about thirty
thousand armed soldiers . Of these the largest groups were the Shan ( 18,000 ) ,
the Karen ( 5,000 ) and the student groups ( 2,000 ) . The Shan and the Karen ...
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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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