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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780470661192 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language |
English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Edition number |
22 |
| Classification number |
363.42 |
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ORF |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Orford, Jim |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
An unsafe bet ? : |
| Remainder of title |
The dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Jim Orford |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Malden, MA : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Wiley-Blackwell, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
viii, 282 p.; |
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illustrations; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
HB |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Contents |
Section I: Gambling is Growing. The Extraordinary International Growth of Gambling -- |
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Section II: Gambling is Dangerous. Gambling Addiction -- |
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Section III: Gambling is Controversial. Discourses of Gambling: Eleven Ways of Talking about the Subject -- |
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Section IV: Gambling Expansion is not being Challenged. Governments are Complicit in Supporting the Interests of the Gambling Industry -- |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
An Unsafe Bet? The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having reveals how gambling represents a danger to public health due to its inherent addiction potential, which is being intentionally downplayed by the gambling industry and governments. Lays bare the extent of gambling and its effects on societyExposes the dilemma for policy makers, who are charged with protecting public health but also increasingly dependent on revenues earned from gamblingWritten by Jim Orford, an internationally respected authority on the topicInternational examples broaden the argument and reveal the global stakes involved. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Gambling. Compulsive gambling. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General |
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| Department Name |
Dept of Social Works |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
General Books |
