Report on the United Nations Survey Team on the Economic and Social Needs of the Opium-Producing Areas in Thailand
Imprint
[Bangkok] : United Nations Survey Team, 1967
Descript
144 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
SUMMARY
Presents a synoptic account of the sociology and broad economy of the hill tribes, the ecological setting of these people, and the nature of the resources available to them. Discusses the place of opium production in the tribal economies. Analyzes the surveys conducted in the past and comments upon the Royal Thai Government survey of 1965-66. Reviews the history of poppy cultivation, opium production, illicit trade in opium and addiction. Records the legislative and administrative activities of the Royal Thai Government. Presents recommendations under the broad categories of agriculture, forestry, opium, illicit traffic, addiction and administration of hill tribes by a central agency. [TAIC]
