Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja

Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy

Pasuk Phongpaichit author Sungsidh Piriyarangsan author Nualnoi Treerat author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Published:1st Oct '98

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja cover

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.

ISBN: 9789747100754

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 363g

296 pages