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 63
... relatively high per capita income and we assume that the spending on huay is the same percentage in all provinces . Yet other surveys , such as our Khon Kaen survey , suggest that the poor spend a relatively higher pro- portion of ...
... relatively high per capita income and we assume that the spending on huay is the same percentage in all provinces . Yet other surveys , such as our Khon Kaen survey , suggest that the poor spend a relatively higher pro- portion of ...
Page 113
... trading . The number of petrol stations expanded from 3,475 in 1991 to 8,014 in 1995 ( data from the National Energy Policy Office ) . The biggest expansion came in the northeast , where the business had been relatively undeveloped in 113.
... trading . The number of petrol stations expanded from 3,475 in 1991 to 8,014 in 1995 ( data from the National Energy Policy Office ) . The biggest expansion came in the northeast , where the business had been relatively undeveloped in 113.
Page 220
... relatively wide range of groups which play a role in forming and articulating public opinion . The final sample was biased towards males , the tertiary - educated , and urban white - collar occupations . If we had extended the survey to ...
... relatively wide range of groups which play a role in forming and articulating public opinion . The final sample was biased towards males , the tertiary - educated , and urban white - collar occupations . If we had extended the survey to ...
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activities amount amphetamine areas baht a day baht a month Bangkok Post bank bets border brothels Burma Burmese businessmen Cambodia casino owner casinos Chat Chiang Chulalongkorn University clients companies contraband arms corruption cost countries crime diesel oil drug trafficking earn establishments estimated export football gambling gamblers government lottery government officials gunmen heroin Hong Kong huay hosts huay taidin hundred baht hundred thousand baht illegal economy important income interview involved jao mue Japan Japanese Khmer Rouge khon doen phoi Khun Khun Sa labour logging major mama-san marijuana Matichon migrants million baht money laundering money-laundering laws National oil smuggling ONCB operate opium percent Phujatkan players police officers policemen political politicians profit Prostitutes in Thailand province rent-seeking revenue sales agents sales sheets sex services sex workers suppress survey syndicates TABLE tambon Taopoon Thai government Thai prostitutes Thai women Thailand turnover underground lottery value-added