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Just one more hand : life in the casino economy /
Just One More Hand tells a story that workers all over can relate to: an industry that promised a solid and stable livelihood is being transformed by competitive pressures, causing employees to lose their economic footing. What seemed like a good job one day becomes a bad job the next. Incorporating...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland ; Boulder ; New York ; London :
Rowman and Littlefield,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Just One More Hand tells a story that workers all over can relate to: an industry that promised a solid and stable livelihood is being transformed by competitive pressures, causing employees to lose their economic footing. What seemed like a good job one day becomes a bad job the next. Incorporating the real experiences of casino employees, the book demonstrates the difficulties for local communities that are building new casinos in the hopes of luring tourists. Local communities placing all their chips on casinos as an economic development strategy face increasingly long odds. Life stories of. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 263 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442236684 144223668X |