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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MAJOR HOST MINOR HOST jao mue MINOR HOST jao mue MINOR HOST jao
mue MINOR HOST jao mue AGENT kuk AGENT AGENT ( AGENT kuk kuk kuk
sub agent sub agent sub agent sub agent Huay Players the bets on a certain ...
MAJOR HOST MINOR HOST jao mue MINOR HOST jao mue MINOR HOST jao
mue MINOR HOST jao mue AGENT kuk AGENT AGENT ( AGENT kuk kuk kuk
sub agent sub agent sub agent sub agent Huay Players the bets on a certain ...
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Kan ok tua benefits all jao mue as it enables the total sales to expand .
Contacting bigger jao mue in order to negotiate for the sharing of risk is an
important part of the operation . It is not an easy task as the big jao mue can
refuse . Personal ...
Kan ok tua benefits all jao mue as it enables the total sales to expand .
Contacting bigger jao mue in order to negotiate for the sharing of risk is an
important part of the operation . It is not an easy task as the big jao mue can
refuse . Personal ...
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Co - ordination and Protection The jao mue huay faces three major risks : first ,
the threat from the police ; second , the risk of bankruptcy in case of extraordinary
wins ; third , the risk of conflicts among several jao mue in the same area .
Co - ordination and Protection The jao mue huay faces three major risks : first ,
the threat from the police ; second , the risk of bankruptcy in case of extraordinary
wins ; third , the risk of conflicts among several jao mue in the same area .
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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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