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 146
They paid the Khmer Rouge eight hundred baht to enter the area and five
thousand baht per rai for a mining concession for seven days . Before 1989 , the
Khmer Rouge received up to fifty - six million baht a week , or 2.78 billion baht a
year ...
They paid the Khmer Rouge eight hundred baht to enter the area and five
thousand baht per rai for a mining concession for seven days . Before 1989 , the
Khmer Rouge received up to fifty - six million baht a week , or 2.78 billion baht a
year ...
Page 179
The protection fees paid to the police increase and the women are made to work
harder to defray this cost . Some local police officers are involved in the trafficking
in Burmese women for prostitution . Interviews with rescued women reveal that ...
The protection fees paid to the police increase and the women are made to work
harder to defray this cost . Some local police officers are involved in the trafficking
in Burmese women for prostitution . Interviews with rescued women reveal that ...
Page 203
The sex worker is paid a percentage of the client fee . Often this is fixed as 50:50
or 60:40 in favour of the establishment . In some cases the percentage paid to the
worker will be less in the first instance but can be increased through volume ...
The sex worker is paid a percentage of the client fee . Often this is fixed as 50:50
or 60:40 in favour of the establishment . In some cases the percentage paid to the
worker will be less in the first instance but can be increased through volume ...
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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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