Peter J. Adams

Gambling, Freedom and Democracy (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that governments have a duty of care to protect their own democratic processes from subtle degradations and that independence from the gambling industries needs to be proactively built into public sector structures and processes.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135907297
• Artikelnr.: 43073108

Autorenporträt

Dr Adams' practice as a clinical psychologist led him into a range of new initiatives in violence, mental health and addiction services. He is employed as associate professor at the University of Auckland where he has set up a new department with a focus on community development and a Centre for Gambling Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. Features of Extraction. Gambling in a Political Ecology 2.
Subtle Degradation. Internal Threats and Moral Jeopardy. Individual
Examples of Moral Jeopardy. Effects of Degradation 3. Governments. Patterns
of Proliferation. Roles within Government. Role Conflict. A Culture of
Permissiveness 4. Communities. Community Harms. Community Benefits. Risks
from Community Benefit Funding. Dimensions of Moral Jeopardy. Moral
Jeopardy and Democracy 5. Freedom in the Media. Becoming a 'Real City'.
Three Freedoms. Points of Resistance 6. Gambling Advertising. Functions of
Gambling Advertising. Psychological Explanations. Rhetorical Explanations.
Conclusion 7. Researchers. The Researcher's Dilemma. Researcher-Industry
Relationships. Inconvenient Research 8. Helping Professionals on the
Frontier. Problem Gambling Helping Organizations. Inhabitants of Frontier
Towns. Industrial Relations. From Frontier to Settlement 9. Protecting
Independence. Minimising Harm to Democratic Systems. Protective Measures.
The Willingness to Protect 10. Strategies for Change: Three Ways Ahead.
Gambling and Harm Minimisation. Guidelines for Assessing Moral Jeopardy.
Setting International Benchmark Standards. Monitoring Future Strategies 11.
Facing the Future. Visioning the Future. Future Moral Jeopardy