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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... wages than they could expect in Thailand , but lower than wages of nationals in recipient countries . According to a sample survey of Thai migrant workers in 1985 , workers in the Middle East received around 4,500 baht a month for ...
... wages than they could expect in Thailand , but lower than wages of nationals in recipient countries . According to a sample survey of Thai migrant workers in 1985 , workers in the Middle East received around 4,500 baht a month for ...
Page 159
... wages of 11,000-32,000 baht a month . For manual and semi - skilled workers in Malaysia and Brunei the monthly wages were between 5,400 and 16,000 baht ( Voravidh 1992 , 20 ) . By com- parison , the minimum wage for unskilled workers in ...
... wages of 11,000-32,000 baht a month . For manual and semi - skilled workers in Malaysia and Brunei the monthly wages were between 5,400 and 16,000 baht ( Voravidh 1992 , 20 ) . By com- parison , the minimum wage for unskilled workers in ...
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... wage costs . Migrant workers receive much lower wages than their local counterparts . The national minimum wage in Japan was 4,757 yen per day in 1994 and the na- tional average wage for construction workers was 14,430 yen per day ...
... wage costs . Migrant workers receive much lower wages than their local counterparts . The national minimum wage in Japan was 4,757 yen per day in 1994 and the na- tional average wage for construction workers was 14,430 yen per day ...
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