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200 00$aGaming, governance and public policy in Macao /$fedited by Newman M. K. Lam and Ian Scott
205   $a1st edition.
210   $aHong Kong $cHong Kong University Press ;$aMacau $cUniversity of Macau$dc2011
210  1$aHong Kong :$cHong Kong University Press,$d2011.
215   $a1 online resource (290 pages)
225 0 $aGale eBooks
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a988-8083-28-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index.
327   $a1. 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.
330   $aMacao 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.
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