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 87
This chapter excludes the solvents , which are adapted from everyday materials ,
and concentrates on the trade in the major illegal drugs . The Production of
Opium and Heroin The Golden Triangle , the area around the junction of the
borders ...
This chapter excludes the solvents , which are adapted from everyday materials ,
and concentrates on the trade in the major illegal drugs . The Production of
Opium and Heroin The Golden Triangle , the area around the junction of the
borders ...
Page 98
Later the trade spread to other countries . Now some exporters from Thailand are
part of a bigger international network . According to a US report in 1995 , from the
late 1980s Southeast Asia became the major source of supply of marijuana for ...
Later the trade spread to other countries . Now some exporters from Thailand are
part of a bigger international network . According to a US report in 1995 , from the
late 1980s Southeast Asia became the major source of supply of marijuana for ...
Page 151
Only small - scale smugglers were caught ( interview with a police major -
general , Police Department , 11 August 1995 ) . Table 7.2 shows estimates
based on the assumptions that the portion seized was 1 , 2 or 5 percent of the
total . TABLE ...
Only small - scale smugglers were caught ( interview with a police major -
general , Police Department , 11 August 1995 ) . Table 7.2 shows estimates
based on the assumptions that the portion seized was 1 , 2 or 5 percent of the
total . TABLE ...
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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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