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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It also showed that bureaucrats and politicians invest large sums in acquiring the
positions which enable them to tap into this extraction . Some politicians invest in
buying candidatures , buying votes , and bargaining for ministerial positions .
It also showed that bureaucrats and politicians invest large sums in acquiring the
positions which enable them to tap into this extraction . Some politicians invest in
buying candidatures , buying votes , and bargaining for ministerial positions .
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ministerial positions . Some bureaucrats pay superiors to acquire prime
appointments . These flows have a much broader impact than is seen by focusing
exclusively on the exchanges between rentseeking businessmen and rent -
allocating ...
ministerial positions . Some bureaucrats pay superiors to acquire prime
appointments . These flows have a much broader impact than is seen by focusing
exclusively on the exchanges between rentseeking businessmen and rent -
allocating ...
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These people abuse their powerful position by engaging in the trade themselves
or by providing protection to traffickers in return for a share in the income . Some
do not trade directly but employ agents or subordinates . A parliamentary ...
These people abuse their powerful position by engaging in the trade themselves
or by providing protection to traffickers in return for a share in the income . Some
do not trade directly but employ agents or subordinates . A parliamentary ...
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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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