Gambling, freedom and democracy /
As a consequence of the rapid proliferation of commercial gambling in Western-style democracies, governments and communities are encountering a complex array of economic, social and cultural harms associated with this expansion. This book focuses specifically on harms to democratic systems. It exami...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2008
New York : 2008 |
| Series: | Routledge studies in social and political thought ;
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Subtle degradation
- Governments
- Communities
- Freedom in the media
- Gambling advertising
- Researchers
- Helping professionals on the frontier
- Protecting independence
- Strategies for change : three ways ahead
- Facing the future
- 1 Introduction
- 2. Subtle Degradation
- 3. Governments
- 4. Communities
- 5. Freedom in the Media
- 6. Gambling Advertising
- 7. Researchers
- 8. Helping Professionals on the Frontier
- 9. Protecting Independence
- 10. Strategies for Change: Three Ways Ahead
- 11. Facing the Future.