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Gaming, Governance and Public Policy in Macao

Edited by Newman M. K. Lam and Ian Scott

US $20.00

Mon Aug 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

9789882207745

ePub

Hong Kong University Press

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Humanities & Social Science > Law > Other Laws

Humanities & Social Science > Politics > Political System

The small city of Macao — formerly a Portuguese colony, now a Special Administrative Region of China — liberalised its gaming industry in 2002. Since then a score of new casinos have been built and millions of gamblers have flooded in from mainland China. Per capita income has more than doubled in five years and the gaming operators have outstripped their Las Vegas counterparts in revenue and profits. But rapid economic growth has also brought social and political problems. In this structured survey of modern Macao, 15 experts examine the effects of massive foreign investment, the problems of governance, and increasing public policy challenges in a time of rapid change and potential social instability. They also discuss the efficacy or otherwise of measures to address economic hardship, social dislocation and political change over the past decade. Gaming, Governance and Public Policy in Macao will be of interest to anyone concerned with the gaming industry and its uses in strategies for economic growth. For those who want to know more about Macao than its gaming tables and neon lights, the book will provide a range of interpretations of the way in which the city is developing.

About the author(s)

Edited by Newman M. K. Lam and Ian Scott

Newman M. K. Lam is a professor of public administration in the University of Macau. He was the Head of the Department of Government and Public Administration between 2006 and 2009 and the Head of the Department of Social Sciences between 2004 and 2006. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2000 and taught at the University of Victoria, Canada, between 1991 and 1997. He is currently a member of the Macao SAR government’s Conselho Consultivo para a Reforma da Administração Pública and Comissão De Avaliaçao Dos Serviços Públicos. Ian Scott is Emeritus Professor and Fellow of the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public and Social Administration at the City University of Hong Kong. He taught at the University of Hong Kong between 1976 and 1995 and was Chair Professor of the Department of Politics and Public Administration between 1990 and 1995. Between 1995 and 2002, he was Chair Professor of Government and Politics at Murdoch University. His most recent book is The Public Sector in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2010).

About the publisher

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.

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