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.
About the Author
The authors all teach economics at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
Book Information
ISBN 9789747100754
Author Pasuk Phongpaichit
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Silkworm Books
Publisher Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Weight(grams) 363g