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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TABLE 6.5 WHY GOVERNMENT CANNOT SUPPRESS OIL SMUGGLING
Percent Influential people and politicians are involved Government is not serious
about suppression High profitability acts as incentive Smuggling has a large ,
long ...
TABLE 6.5 WHY GOVERNMENT CANNOT SUPPRESS OIL SMUGGLING
Percent Influential people and politicians are involved Government is not serious
about suppression High profitability acts as incentive Smuggling has a large ,
long ...
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Even though the government claims to have policies to suppress smuggling , the
effectiveness of such policies is doubtful . The businessmen suggested many
methods which could be used to suppress smuggling more effectively : set up a ...
Even though the government claims to have policies to suppress smuggling , the
effectiveness of such policies is doubtful . The businessmen suggested many
methods which could be used to suppress smuggling more effectively : set up a ...
Page 216
Should the government suppress these activities against the wishes of those who
want to participate ? And if government does not have the will or ability to
suppress them , should it legalize them to remove the inconsistency between
policy ...
Should the government suppress these activities against the wishes of those who
want to participate ? And if government does not have the will or ability to
suppress them , should it legalize them to remove the inconsistency between
policy ...
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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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