Deindustrialization And Casinos

Author : Alissa Mazar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000196634

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Deindustrialization and Casinos by Alissa Mazar Pdf

As governments increasingly legalize and expand the availability of casinos, hoping to offset the impacts of manufacturing decline through the advancement of gambling commerce, this book examines what casinos do—and do not do—for host communities in terms of economic growth. Examining the case generally made by those seeking to establish casino developments—that they offer benefits for the "public good"—the author draws on a case study of Canada’s automotive capital (Windsor, Ontario), which was a pilot site for potential further casino development in the region. The author asks whether casinos do, in fact, offer good jobs, revenue generation, and economic diversification. A study of the benefits of casino developments that considers the question of whether they constitute a ready answer to the problems of industrial and economic decline, this volume will appeal to scholars of sociology and urban studies, with interests in the gambling industry, economic sociology, the sociology of work, and urban regeneration.

Author : Sherry Lee Linkon
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780472053797

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The Half-Life of Deindustrialization by Sherry Lee Linkon Pdf

Examines how contemporary American working- class literature reveals the long- term effects of deindustrialization on individuals and communities

Author : Chloe E. Taft
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674660496

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From Steel to Slots by Chloe E. Taft Pdf

Bethlehem PA was synonymous with steel. But after the factories closed, the city bet its future on casino gambling. Chloe Taft describes a city struggling to make sense of the ways global capitalism transforms jobs, landscapes, and identities. While residents often have few cards to play, the shape economic progress takes is not inevitable.

Author : Douglas M. Walker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540351047

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The Economics of Casino Gambling by Douglas M. Walker Pdf

Casino gambling has spread throughout the world, and continues to spread. As governments try to cope with fiscal pressures, legalized casinos offer a possible source of additional tax revenue. But casino gambling is often controversial, as some people have moral objections to gambling. In addition, a small percentage of the population may become pathological gamblers who may create significant social costs. The Economics of Casino Gambling is a comprehensive discussion of the social and economic costs and benefits of legalized gambling. It is the first comprehensive discussion of these issues available on the market.

Author : Douglas M. Walker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461471233

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Casinonomics by Douglas M. Walker Pdf

Casinonomics provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic and social impacts of the casino industry. Examining the latest cutting-edge research, with a mix of theory and empirical evidence, Casinonomics informs the reader on the most important facets at the forefront of the public policy debate over this controversial industry. While the casino industry has continued to expand across the United States, and around the world, critics argue that casinos bring negative social impacts that offset any economic benefits. Casinonomics examines the evidence on the frequently claimed benefits and costs stemming from expansions in the casino industry, including the impact on economic growth, consumer welfare, and government tax revenues, as well as gambling disorders, crime rates, and the impact on other businesses. Readers will come away with a better-informed opinion on the merits of these arguments for and against public policies that would expand casino gambling.

Author : Kerry Chambers
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781442641891

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Gambling for Profit by Kerry Chambers Pdf

Over the past forty years, Western governments have increasingly liberalized and deregulated gambling, which is now used to deliver state revenues and commercial profit in many jurisdictions. Gambling for Profit is a cross-national history of the emergence of legal gambling, including lotteries, gaming machines, and casinos. Gambling for Profit is unique among studies of gambling's twentieth-century growth thanks to Kerry G.E. Chambers's strong analytical framework — investigating not only the political aspects of legalization, but also the sociocultural factors that influence popular adoption. Chambers provides a useful chronological examination of the electronic gambling phenomenon, as well as comparative data on dates of introduction and revenues across twenty-three countries. Gambling for Profit provides a dynamic model to explore the legalization of gambling and stresses the inadequacy of seeking universal explanations for gambling's entrenchment within particular cultures.

Author : Ellen Mutari,Deborah M. Figart
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Casinos
ISBN : 1442236671

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Just One More Hand by Ellen Mutari,Deborah M. Figart Pdf

Just One More Hand tells a story that workers all over can relate to: an industry that promised a solid and stable livelihood is being transformed by competitive pressures, causing employees to lose their economic footing. What seemed like a good job one day becomes a bad job the next. Incorporating the real experiences of casino employees, the book demonstrates the difficulties for local communities that are building new casinos in the hopes of luring tourists. Local communities placing all their chips on casinos as an economic development strategy face increasingly long odds. Life stories of individual workers in Atlantic City are explored in the context of the history of the city and the now-global gaming industry. With more and more casinos competing for customers, employees are feeling the brunt of cost-cutting measures, including the wholesale closure of some casinos. While long-time employees are fighting against concessions and wage stagnation, younger workers juggle multiple part-time and seasonal jobs at several casinos. Policy makers hoping to offset these trends are trying to rebrand Atlantic City for a younger, hipper, and more well-to-do clientele using public-private partnerships. Unfortunately, scant attention is being paid to the core issue in economic development--the need for sustainable livelihoods and meaningful work. Here, Ellen Mutari and Deborah Figart explore the realities of the industry and the lives and challenges the workers within it are facing.

Author : Chloe E. Taft
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674970243

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From Steel to Slots by Chloe E. Taft Pdf

Bethlehem PA was synonymous with steel. But after the factories closed, the city bet its future on casino gambling. Chloe Taft describes a city struggling to make sense of the ways global capitalism transforms jobs, landscapes, and identities. While residents often have few cards to play, the shape economic progress takes is not inevitable.

Author : Andrew Manno
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030402600

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Toxic Masculinity, Casino Capitalism, and America's Favorite Card Game by Andrew Manno Pdf

Poker is a centuries-old American game. Why has it become so popular in the twenty-first century? What does current interest in the game tell us about ourselves and some of our most pressing social issues? In this timely and thought-provoking book, Andrew Manno offers important insights into the intersection of gaming, gender, and capitalism that illuminate how the shift to a casino capitalist economy—combined with a culture of toxic masculinity—impacts workers and how it has led to the rise of populism in the United States that manifested in the 2016 election of Donald Trump.

Author : Jonathan D Cohen,David G. Schwartz
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781943859610

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All In by Jonathan D Cohen,David G. Schwartz Pdf

Gambling, the risky enterprise of chance, is one of America’s favorite pastimes. Office March Madness brackets, a day at the race track, a friendly wager, the random ridiculous Super Bowl prop bet, bingo night, or the latest media frenzy over the Powerball jackpot—all emphasize the ubiquity of this major economic force and cultural phenomenon. Approximately 70 percent of Americans regularly engage in some form of betting, amounting to over $140 billion in combined casino and lottery revenue every year. A hundred years ago, however, legal gambling was a rarity in the United States. A fresh take on the history of modern American gambling, All In provides a closer look at the shifting economic, cultural, religious, and political conditions that facilitated gambling’s expansion and prominence in American consumerism and popular culture. In its pages, a diverse range of essays covering commercial and Native American casinos, sports betting, lotteries, bingo, and more piece together a picture of how gambling became so widespread over the course of the twentieth century. Drawing from a range of academic disciplines, this collection explores five aspects of American gambling history: crime, advertising, politics, religion, and identity. In doing so, All In illuminates the on-the-ground debates over gambling’s expansion, the failed attempts to thwart legalized betting, and the consequences of its present ubiquity in the United States.

Author : David G. Schwartz
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0415935571

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Suburban Xanadu by David G. Schwartz Pdf

Institution. Remarkably detailed and entertaining, Suburban Xanadu tells us a great deal about popular leisure in America, and why the suburban ideal has become so dominant in our social life. Book jacket.

Author : Steven High,Lachlan MacKinnon,Andrew Perchard
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774834964

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The Deindustrialized World by Steven High,Lachlan MacKinnon,Andrew Perchard Pdf

Since the 1970s, the closure of mines, mills, and factories has marked a rupture in working-class lives. The Deindustrialized World interrogates the process of industrial ruination, from the first impact of layoffs in metropolitan cities, suburban areas, and single-industry towns to the shock waves that rippled outward, affecting entire regions, countries, and beyond. Scholars from five nations share personal stories of ruin and ruination and ask others what it means to be working class in a postindustrial world. Together, they open a window on the lived experiences of people living at ground zero of deindustrialization, revealing its layered impacts and examining how workers, environmentalists, activists, and the state have responded to its challenges.

Author : Neil Kraus
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472119028

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Majoritarian Cities by Neil Kraus Pdf

Popular public policies often fail to address the needs of the disadvantaged in American cities

Author : Jefferson Cowie,Joseph Heathcott
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801488710

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Beyond the Ruins by Jefferson Cowie,Joseph Heathcott Pdf

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Author : Brian Walter Richard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Casinos
ISBN : OCLC:276175611

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Diffusion of an Economic Development Policy Innovation by Brian Walter Richard Pdf