Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja

Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy

• Author(s): Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sangsit Phiriyarangsan, Nualnoi Treerat,
• Publisher: Silkworm Books
• Pages: 284
• ISBN_10: 9747100754
  ISBN_13: 9789747100754
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Economic Conditions , Business & Economics / Economics / Theory , History / Asia / Southeast Asia , Political Science / Public Policy / General , Social Science / Criminology , Social Science / Minority Studies ,

Description:... Gambling, 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.