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 79
In Bangkok major hosts set a minimum stake of two thousand baht per match .
Smaller hosts who want to increase their client base often allow lower amounts
down to one thousand baht . In provincial areas the amount bet per match may
be ...
In Bangkok major hosts set a minimum stake of two thousand baht per match .
Smaller hosts who want to increase their client base often allow lower amounts
down to one thousand baht . In provincial areas the amount bet per match may
be ...
Page 168
Of this 375,000 baht ( 24 percent of the total ) went to the Thai agents who
arranged the trip to Japan , and the remainder ( 76 percent ) to the mama - san .
Of the mama - san's portion , eight hundred thousand baht was repayment of the "
debt ...
Of this 375,000 baht ( 24 percent of the total ) went to the Thai agents who
arranged the trip to Japan , and the remainder ( 76 percent ) to the mama - san .
Of the mama - san's portion , eight hundred thousand baht was repayment of the "
debt ...
Page 191
Lek asked for twenty thousand baht in payment . But her mother asked for only
eight thousand baht , as she had the experience herself and did not want her
daughter to be too much in debt . The agent took Lek to work in Songkhla in the
south ...
Lek asked for twenty thousand baht in payment . But her mother asked for only
eight thousand baht , as she had the experience herself and did not want her
daughter to be too much in debt . The agent took Lek to work in Songkhla in the
south ...
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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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