A world of chance : betting on religion, games, Wall Street /

"Although financial markets often try to distance themselves from gambling, the two have far more in common than is usually thought. When there were no financial institutions such as banks, people disposed of expensive items and governments raised money quickly through lotteries. Gambling table...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brenner, Reuven
Otros Autores: Brenner, Gabrielle A., Brown, Aaron, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Risk.
Competition.
Decision making.
Wealth.
Social history.
Gambling.
Chance.
Risk
Decision Making
Social Conditions
Gambling
Risque.
Prise de décision.
Richesse.
Histoire sociale.
Jeux de hasard.
Hasard.
decision making.
wealth.
social history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Although financial markets often try to distance themselves from gambling, the two have far more in common than is usually thought. When there were no financial institutions such as banks, people disposed of expensive items and governments raised money quickly through lotteries. Gambling tables fulfilled the roles that venture capital and banking do today."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 339 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-324) and indexes.
ISBN:9780511424168
0511424167
9780511421310
0511421311
9780511422249
0511422245
0511423683
9780511423680

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