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 156
... sending and receiving countries , the movement of migrants has tended to overflow these legal limits . Japan remains the only country in the region which officially closes its labour market totally to unskilled labour , although the ...
... sending and receiving countries , the movement of migrants has tended to overflow these legal limits . Japan remains the only country in the region which officially closes its labour market totally to unskilled labour , although the ...
Page 162
... sending countries ( Bhagwati and Partington 1976 ) . In the case of skilled and professional workers , the value of the education and training bundled with the worker can be rather high . Even in the case of manual labourers , it is not ...
... sending countries ( Bhagwati and Partington 1976 ) . In the case of skilled and professional workers , the value of the education and training bundled with the worker can be rather high . Even in the case of manual labourers , it is not ...
Page 189
... sending and receiving country . In the past Thailand benefited significantly from exporting workers because of local problems of unemployment and foreign exchange shortage . But these benefits did not come without a cost . The promotion ...
... sending and receiving country . In the past Thailand benefited significantly from exporting workers because of local problems of unemployment and foreign exchange shortage . But these benefits did not come without a cost . The promotion ...
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