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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In Loei , a jao mue for huay hun offered a prize of 500 baht for 6 baht bet , and the
maximum bet per person received was 60 baht ( Daily News , 23 March 1996 ) . 3
. The government led by Banharn Silpa - archa ( July 1995November 1996 ) ...
In Loei , a jao mue for huay hun offered a prize of 500 baht for 6 baht bet , and the
maximum bet per person received was 60 baht ( Daily News , 23 March 1996 ) . 3
. The government led by Banharn Silpa - archa ( July 1995November 1996 ) ...
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In 1988 a truck driver moving goods from Sisaket to a Mon group on the Thai -
Burmese border in Kanchanaburi received five thousand baht per return trip (
Bangkok Post , 28 March 1988 ) . In 1990 a truck driver transporting weapons
from ...
In 1988 a truck driver moving goods from Sisaket to a Mon group on the Thai -
Burmese border in Kanchanaburi received five thousand baht per return trip (
Bangkok Post , 28 March 1988 ) . In 1990 a truck driver transporting weapons
from ...
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Skilled and professional workers received higher wages of 11,000–32,000 baht a
month . For manual and semi - skilled workers in Malaysia and Brunei the
monthly wages were between 5,400 and 16,000 baht ( Voravidh 1992 , 20 ) .
Skilled and professional workers received higher wages of 11,000–32,000 baht a
month . For manual and semi - skilled workers in Malaysia and Brunei the
monthly wages were between 5,400 and 16,000 baht ( Voravidh 1992 , 20 ) .
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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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