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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This law enables the authorities to freeze the assets of those on trial for trading in
narcotics . ... The Banharn government set up a special unit for the suppression of
the amphetamine trade and raised the maximum penalty on traffickers to the ...
This law enables the authorities to freeze the assets of those on trial for trading in
narcotics . ... The Banharn government set up a special unit for the suppression of
the amphetamine trade and raised the maximum penalty on traffickers to the ...
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Another police officer who investigated contraband arms trade reckoned the
quantity seized was a tiny fraction of the total trade . Only small - scale smugglers
were caught ( interview with a police major - general , Police Department , 11 ...
Another police officer who investigated contraband arms trade reckoned the
quantity seized was a tiny fraction of the total trade . Only small - scale smugglers
were caught ( interview with a police major - general , Police Department , 11 ...
Page 152
The Trade in Contraband Arms The major factor underlying the illegal arms trade
in recent years has been the fighting between the government and minority
groups in Burma , and between the government forces and the Khmer Rouge in ...
The Trade in Contraband Arms The major factor underlying the illegal arms trade
in recent years has been the fighting between the government and minority
groups in Burma , and between the government forces and the Khmer Rouge in ...
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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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