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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... received was 60 baht ( Daily News , 23 March 1996 ) . 3. The government led by Banharn Silpa - archa ( July 1995- November 1996 ) was associated with the jao phor type of M.P.s. From the beginning this government was beset with many ...
... received was 60 baht ( Daily News , 23 March 1996 ) . 3. The government led by Banharn Silpa - archa ( July 1995- November 1996 ) was associated with the jao phor type of M.P.s. From the beginning this government was beset with many ...
Page 149
... received five thousand baht per return trip ( Bangkok Post , 28 March 1988 ) . In 1990 a truck driver transporting weapons from Aranyaprathet to a Karen minority group in Tak pro- vince received fifteen thousand baht per trip ( Bangkok ...
... received five thousand baht per return trip ( Bangkok Post , 28 March 1988 ) . In 1990 a truck driver transporting weapons from Aranyaprathet to a Karen minority group in Tak pro- vince received fifteen thousand baht per trip ( Bangkok ...
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... received higher wages of 11,000-32,000 baht a month . For manual and semi - skilled workers in Malaysia and Brunei ... received up to 14,880 Taiwan dollars a month or 14,434 baht . The comparable figure based on Thailand's minimum wage ...
... received higher wages of 11,000-32,000 baht a month . For manual and semi - skilled workers in Malaysia and Brunei ... received up to 14,880 Taiwan dollars a month or 14,434 baht . The comparable figure based on Thailand's minimum wage ...
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