Buch, Englisch, 297 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 4803 g
Reihe: Management for Professionals
The Socioeconomic Impacts of the Casino Industry
Buch, Englisch, 297 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 4803 g
Reihe: Management for Professionals
ISBN: 978-1-4899-9951-1
Verlag: Springer
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction.- PART I: Economic benefits from commercial casinos.- Casinos and economic growth.- Gambling, consumer behavior, and welfare.- Misconceptions about casinos and economic growth.- Analysis of the relationship between casinos and economic growth.- Recent evidence on casinos and economic growth.- The impact of casinos on state tax revenues.- Overview of Part I.- PART II: Disordered gambling and related behaviors.- Casinos and drunk driving fatalities.- Gambling, crime, binge drinking, drug use, and hiring prostitutes.- Gambling and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.- Overview of Part II.- PART III: Negative socioeconomic impacts of gambling.- The social costs of gambling.- Issues in social cost analysis.- Is gambling an “unproductive” activity?.- Casinos and crime: A review of the literature.- Casinos and commercial real estate values: A case study of Detroit.- Relationships among gambling industries.- Overview of Part III.- PART IV: Conclusion.- Past and future.- APPENDIX: Primer on Microeconomics.