Gambling, Freedom and Democracy (Paperback)

As a consequence of the rapid proliferation of commercial gambling in Western-style democracies, governments and communities are encountering a complex array of economic, social and cultural harms associated with this expansion. This book focuses specifically on harms to democratic systems. It examines how people with key roles in democratic structures are vulnerable to subtle influence from the burgeoning profits of gambling. It focuses particularly on the Western-style democracies of North America, Europe and Australasia. It 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. It outlines how a public health approach, harm minimisation strategies and international conventions can provide the base for protecting the integrity of democratic systems.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	2008
Authors:	Peter J. Adams
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-54130-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure
LSN:	0-415-54130-1
Barcode:	9780415541305

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