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
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