Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy

Type

Book

Authors

Pasuk Phongpaichit

Sungsidh Piriyarangsan

Nualnoi Treerat

ISBN 10

9747100754

ISBN 13

9789747100754

Tags

Theory, Economics, Asia, Non-US Legal Systems, Criminology, Asian, Comparative Politics, Public Affairs & Policy

Description

Gambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling, and trafficking in people―these six illegal businesses are large and getting larger in Thailand. 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. 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. - from Amzon

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