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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Page 63
Our estimate is more than three times higher than that made by the Thai Farmers
Research Centre . Still we believe our figure is an underestimate for several
reasons . First , the province used in the base case has a relatively high per
capita ...
Our estimate is more than three times higher than that made by the Thai Farmers
Research Centre . Still we believe our figure is an underestimate for several
reasons . First , the province used in the base case has a relatively high per
capita ...
Page 92
... three times higher than prices in the northern border areas , and prices in the
final US market are twenty to thirty times higher ( table 5.1 ) . The Estimated Value
- added of the Heroin Trade The value - added in the heroin trade , or the wages
...
... three times higher than prices in the northern border areas , and prices in the
final US market are twenty to thirty times higher ( table 5.1 ) . The Estimated Value
- added of the Heroin Trade The value - added in the heroin trade , or the wages
...
Page 171
... of twenty - three thousand Thai sex workers working in Japan in 1995 , an
average fee - perclient of thirty thousand yen ( higher than the Osaka data cited
above because prices in Tokyo are higher ) , and an average rate of 1.5 clients a
day .
... of twenty - three thousand Thai sex workers working in Japan in 1995 , an
average fee - perclient of thirty thousand yen ( higher than the Osaka data cited
above because prices in Tokyo are higher ) , and an average rate of 1.5 clients a
day .
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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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