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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... logging concessions inside Thailand . Timber companies shifted their attention to neighbouring countries . Around the same time , the Burmese government under General Saw Mong began to promote foreign investment to overcome its shortage ...
... logging concessions inside Thailand . Timber companies shifted their attention to neighbouring countries . Around the same time , the Burmese government under General Saw Mong began to promote foreign investment to overcome its shortage ...
Page 142
... logging and gem mining enabled the Khmer Rouge to survive against the government in Phnom Penh for a long time . From the early 1980s the Khmer Rouge traded logs with Thai businessmen to raise funds for arms and medical supplies ...
... logging and gem mining enabled the Khmer Rouge to survive against the government in Phnom Penh for a long time . From the early 1980s the Khmer Rouge traded logs with Thai businessmen to raise funds for arms and medical supplies ...
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... logging companies were operating in Cambodia . In 1992 the UN Security Council passed resolution 792 / 1992 prohibiting the felling and export of logs from Cambodia after 31 December 1992 , but allowing old logs to be transported out ...
... logging companies were operating in Cambodia . In 1992 the UN Security Council passed resolution 792 / 1992 prohibiting the felling and export of logs from Cambodia after 31 December 1992 , but allowing old logs to be transported out ...
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