Development Not Drug Control: The Evolution of Counter Narcotic Efforts in Thailand
| Autor: | Visit-orn Rajatanarvin, Andrea Skinner, M.L. Dispanadda Diskul, Ramrada Ninnad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Economic growth
050204 development studies 0211 other engineering and technologies HC Economic History and Conditions 02 engineering and technology Crop cultivation Drug problem HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology thailand Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Drug control HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Political science 0502 economics and business HV1-9960 alternative development Poverty 05 social sciences International community 021107 urban & regional planning sustainable development goals Livelihood Human development (humanity) Rule of law counter-narcotic livelihood development Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform HN1-995 |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 80-88 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2516-7227 |
| DOI: | 10.31389/jied.16 |
| Popis: | In the 1960s, Thailand was the biggest opium producing country in the world. This article presents Thailand’s evolving strategy in solving the problem of illicit poppy cultivation through poverty alleviation and long-term national development. It argues that the root causes of drug crop cultivation and proliferation are poverty, insecurity, and the lack of livelihood opportunities for marginalized communities. Thus, the problem is more a ‘development problem’ rather than a ‘drug problem,’ requiring the addressing of multi-dimensional human development facets in response to the geo-socio-economic conditions of the area. The “Thai approach” is focused on improving the overall well-being of communities, before rule of law can be strengthened, and is very importantly part of long-term broader national development plans. A brief close-up is provided of an example of Thailand’s long-term development project, the Doi Tung Development Project, to explain more concretely how Thailand’s approach to solve drug crop production translated into practice. Some of these lessons learned from Thailand can and have been shared with the international community in shaping attitudes and policies to drugs and development that are more people-centered, balanced, and sustainable. |
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