Selling Hope
State Lotteries in America
Seiten
1991
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-80098-4 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-80098-4 (ISBN)
With huge jackpots and heartwarming rags-to-riches stories, the lottery has become the hope and dream of millions of Americans—and the fastest-growing source of state revenue. Despite its popularity, there remains much controversy over whether this is an appropriate business for state government and, if so, how the business should be conducted.
With its huge jackpots and heartwarming rags-to-riches stories, the lottery has become the hope and dream of millions of Americans—and the fastest-growing source of state revenue. Despite its popularity, however, there remains much controversy over whether this is an appropriate business for state government and, if so, how this business should be conducted.
With its huge jackpots and heartwarming rags-to-riches stories, the lottery has become the hope and dream of millions of Americans—and the fastest-growing source of state revenue. Despite its popularity, however, there remains much controversy over whether this is an appropriate business for state government and, if so, how this business should be conducted.
Charles T. Clotfelter is Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Public Policy Studies at Duke University. Philip J. Cook is ITT/Terry Sanford Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Sociology at Duke University.
Preface to the 1991 Edition PART I: The Setting A New Role for the States Magnitudes The Fall and Rise of Lotteries PART II: The Games and the Players The Games People Play Why (and How) They Play The Demand for Lottery Products Winners and Losers PART III: The Government's Business State Politics and the Lottery Bandwagon The Suppliers The Sales Pitch PART IV: Lotteries as Public Policy A "Painless Tax"? Choices Appendix: Supplementary Tables Notes References Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.1991 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 13 line illustrations, 27 halftones |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 499 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-80098-2 / 0674800982 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-80098-4 / 9780674800984 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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