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Title: Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy by Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sungsidh Piriyarangsan, Nualnoi Treerat, Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sangsit Phiriyarangsan, Nualnoi Treerat, Pasuk ISBN: 9-7471007-5-4 Publisher: Silkworm Books Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Title of a rock song or what?
Comment: Hey ..., let's go! Guns, girls, gambling and Ganja. The title does sound more like rock'n'roll than academic writing, but Thai society generally does. Reading the piece is quite fatiguing as it clearly aims at an audience of academics, not the average backpacker/tourist-trapper or just Joe Average trying to focus his vacating brains on something important. Well, why shouldn't it? There is a remarkable lack of interesting writing on most subjects regarding tourist-infested countries like Thailand, India, Nepal etc. Those who are interested in digging a bit further down the soil are referred to egg-head-writing. Now for a piece of somewhat more constructive criticism: GGG&G provides a good overview of police force-corruption, oil and arms-smuggling, hustling and illegal betting in Thailand and SEA. It could, despite all dullness, be recommended to those infected by hows and whys and perhaps a few was-it-that-bad?s on old Siam, in case the text was edited, a few more ordinary people were interviewed and I daresay with a few naughty pictures. The content excites, but the form in which it is provided turns down.
Rating: 5
Summary: Systematic and scholarly study of corruption in Thailand
Comment: This scholarly research project examines the economic, social and political implications of Thailand's huge illegal economy. Using government documents, published and unpublished research, media reports, anecdotal evidence, key informants, and other resources, the authors--all members of the faculty of Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University--look at the "industries" of gambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling and trafficking in people. Empirical data--sensitive and challenging to obtain--are extrapolated reasonably to estimate numbers of individuals involved, the volume in trade, the value added in Thai baht, and the consequent money laundering. Along with their links to international organized crime, these unlawful activities distort the economy, victimize people, provide funding for "money politics" and corrupt law enforcement employees and agencies.
The authors conclude that police reforms are needed to develop a modern economy and a functioning democracy. Because the illegal practices described involve important and influential people, some police, other officials and VIPs objected to and denied the controversial draft findings. The authors found themselves threatened, criticized and investigated in attempts to intimidate and silence them.
Numerous tables present the data collection results. The notes and bibliography are comprehensive, the glossary and index valuable.
Highly recommended for those interested in Thailand and Southeast Asia, business and economics, international relations, public administration and criminology.
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Title: Corruption and Democracy in Thailand by Pasuk Phongpaichit, Sungsidh Piriyarangsan ISBN: 9747100312 Publisher: Silkworm Books Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Thailand: Economy and Politics by Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit, Christopher John Baker, Phongpaichit Pasuk ISBN: 983560066X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Global Human Smuggling: Comparative Perspectives by David Kyle, Rey Koslowski ISBN: 0801865905 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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