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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lam, Newman M. K., editor.

Scott, Ian, 1943- editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gambling industry--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region).

Gambling industry.

Gambling industry--Government policy--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region).

Gambling industry--Social aspects--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region).

Gambling industry--Economic aspects--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Macao has undergone a remarkable transformation since the liberalisation of the gaming industry in 2002. In this book, scholars examine the effects of massive foreign investment, the problems of governance and the increasing public policy challenges in the context of rapid change and potential social instability.

Contents:

1. Social stability and economic growth / Ian Scott

pt. 1. The gaming industry and its critics

2. The development of the gaming industry and its impact on land use / Penny Wan and Francisco V. Pinheiro

3. The impact of gaming liberalisation on public opinion and political culture / Newman M.K. Lam

pt. II. Governance

4. Executive-legislative relationships and the development of public policy / Eilo Yu Wing Yat

5. Challenges and threats to traditional associations / Annie Lee Shuk Ping

6. Civil service reform : building basic administrative capacity / Brian Brewer

7. Improving productivity through efficiency wages : the case of the civil service / Jeannette Taylor

pt. III. Public policy

8. Labour policy : resolving the mismatch between demand and supply / Grace O.M. Lee

9. Labour regulation in the liberalised casino economy : the case of the croupiers / Alex H. Choi and Eva P.W. Hung

10. Education governance and reform : bringing the state back in / Joan Y.H. Leung

11. Housing policy : a neoliberal agenda? / James Lee

12. Social welfare policy : a "flexible" strategy? / Chan Kam Wah and James Lee

pt. Iv. Conclusions

13. Gaming, governance and public policy : constraints and opportunities / Ian Scott and Newman M.K. Lam

Appendix : timeline Macao 1999-2010

Notes and references

Selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789882209824

9882209823

9789888053827

9888053825

OCLC:

779543417