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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Bombs , explosives , missiles , and tank guns weighing in total about five tons
were hidden in ten - wheel trucks disguised as regular goods transport . Two men
caught with the trucks confessed that the seized weapons had been transported ...
Bombs , explosives , missiles , and tank guns weighing in total about five tons
were hidden in ten - wheel trucks disguised as regular goods transport . Two men
caught with the trucks confessed that the seized weapons had been transported ...
Page 148
In June 1995 , Thai police caught a group of smugglers transporting SAM7
missiles and other weapons in Phrae province . Earlier , police had caught other
smugglers with SAM missiles and other equipment in front of an army camp in the
Mae ...
In June 1995 , Thai police caught a group of smugglers transporting SAM7
missiles and other weapons in Phrae province . Earlier , police had caught other
smugglers with SAM missiles and other equipment in front of an army camp in the
Mae ...
Page 149
Transport to the Thai - Burmese border is often carried out in trucks disguised as
petrol tankers or crop transporters . For instance , a petrol truck capable of
transporting twenty thousand litres of gasoline belonging to Ponrungruang
Borikan ...
Transport to the Thai - Burmese border is often carried out in trucks disguised as
petrol tankers or crop transporters . For instance , a petrol truck capable of
transporting twenty thousand litres of gasoline belonging to Ponrungruang
Borikan ...
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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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