UNDERGROUND ECONOMY AND MOTORBIKE TRANSPORTATION

Parinya Jaipan
Burapha University, Thailand

ABSTRACT

This article wants to represent the preliminary survey conducting of the underground economy of motorbike transportation. The author will illustrate underground economy which hidden the Thai society and attempt of the government in order to solve the above problems which effect the life of people arising from this issue. As a result, the existing government that run by National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) had to issue and come up with the policy to organize the motor bikes taxis. The movement from NCPO and the announcement to lay out the new structure and discipline to solve the prolonged problems i.e. mafia, influential, extruders etc. However these problems need to be monitored in a long term rather than the short term whether the results will be satisfactory or not.

KEYWORDS

Motorbike Taxis, Underground Economy, Kickback, Patronage System, Rent Seeking