03933nam 2200649Ia 450 991046185910332120200520144314.0988-220-982-3988-8053-82-5(CKB)2670000000133559(EBL)863896(SSID)ssj0000628295(PQKBManifestationID)11441827(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000628295(PQKBWorkID)10711790(PQKB)11191046(StDuBDS)EDZ0000054506(MiAaPQ)EBC863896(OCoLC)779543417(MdBmJHUP)muse3804(Au-PeEL)EBL863896(CaPaEBR)ebr10604709(OCoLC)842600492(EXLCZ)99267000000013355920111109d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGaming, governance and public policy in Macao[electronic resource] /edited by Newman M. K. Lam and Ian ScottHong Kong Hong Kong University Press ;Macau University of Macauc20111 online resource (319 p.)Description based upon print version of record.988-8083-28-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index.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.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.Gambling industryChinaMacau (Special Administrative Region)Gambling industryGovernment policyChinaMacau (Special Administrative Region)Gambling industrySocial aspectsChinaMacau (Special Administrative Region)Gambling industryEconomic aspectsChinaMacau (Special Administrative Region)Electronic books.Gambling industryGambling industryGovernment policyGambling industrySocial aspectsGambling industryEconomic aspects351.5Lam Newman M. K1036044Ian Scott1036045MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461859103321Gaming, governance and public policy in Macao2456146UNINA