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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The flood of temporary migration to the Middle East in the 1970s , for instance ,
was initiated by the Middle Eastern countries themselves on a ... In these
countries , governments recognized the economic compulsion to admit foreign
migrants .
The flood of temporary migration to the Middle East in the 1970s , for instance ,
was initiated by the Middle Eastern countries themselves on a ... In these
countries , governments recognized the economic compulsion to admit foreign
migrants .
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Imperfect information about job availability , access , and mobility make these
potential migrants prey to agents and labour recruiters . The migrants themselves
are pushed to migrate by the lack of jobs and income in their own countries , and
...
Imperfect information about job availability , access , and mobility make these
potential migrants prey to agents and labour recruiters . The migrants themselves
are pushed to migrate by the lack of jobs and income in their own countries , and
...
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employer has been prosecuted harshly by the Japanese authorities for
employing illegal migrants.3 Many times these workers become sick or suffer
accidents . Thai prostitutes may get pregnant accidentally . Often hospitals refuse
to accept ...
employer has been prosecuted harshly by the Japanese authorities for
employing illegal migrants.3 Many times these workers become sick or suffer
accidents . Thai prostitutes may get pregnant accidentally . Often hospitals refuse
to accept ...
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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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