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Title Gaming, governance and public policy in Macao / edited by Newman M.K. Lam and Ian Scott.

Publication Info. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; Macau : University of Macau, [2011]
©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 290 pages) : illustrations
Shona language
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.
Contents Social stability and economic growth / Ian Scott -- The development of the gaming industry and its impact on land use / Penny Wan and Francisco V. Pinheiro -- The impact of gaming liberalisation on public opinion and political culture / Newman M.K. Lam -- Executive-legislative relationships and the development of public policy / Eilo Yu Wing Yat -- Challenges and threats to traditional associations / Annie Lee Shuk Ping -- Civil service reform : building basic administrative capacity / Brian Brewer -- Improving productivity through efficiency wages : the case of the civil service / Jeannette Taylor -- Labour policy : resolving the mismatch between demand and supply / Grace O.M. Lee -- Labour regulation in the liberalised casino economy : the case of the croupiers / Alex H. Choi and Eva P.W. Hung -- Education governance and reform : bringing the state back in / Joan Y.H. Leung -- Housing policy : a neoliberal agenda? / James Lee -- Social welfare policy : a 'flexible' strategy? / Chan Kam Wah and James Lee -- Gaming, governance and public policy : constraints and opportunities / Ian Scott and Newman M.K. Lam.
Summary Surveys modern Macao and examines the effects of massive foreign investment, the problems of governance, and increasing public policy challenges in a time of rapid change and potential social instability.
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Subject Gambling industry -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Gambling industry.
China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Gambling industry -- Government policy -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Government policy.
Gambling industry -- Social aspects -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Social aspects.
Gambling industry -- Economic aspects -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Lam, Newman M. K.
Scott, Ian, 1943-
Other Form: Print version: Gaming, governance and public policy in Macao. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; Macau : University of Macau, ©2011 9789888083282 (OCoLC)760108399
ISBN 9789888053827 (electronic book)
9888053825 (electronic book)
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