Gambling in New Zealand
By: edited by Bruce Curtis.
Contributors: Curtis, Bruce.
Publisher: Dunmore Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Palmerston North, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Gambling -- New Zealand.; Gambling -- Social aspects -- New Zealand.
Description: Gambling in New Zealand provides a long-overdue analysis of the dilemmas facing the public, policy-makers and politicians in the area of gambling, an examines how these have been historically resolved. The book aims to stimulate and inform public debate by presenting a range of viewpoints.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-276) and index.
"Includes contributions from sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, economists and historians, alongside those from writers in the areas of women's studies, Maori studies, cultural studies and media studies"--Back cover.