Betting on Macau : casino capitalism and China's consumer revolution
by
Simpson, Tim (Associate professor)
Title
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Betting on Macau : casino capitalism and China's consumer revolution
Author
:
Simpson, Tim (Associate professor)
ISBN
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9781517900311
Publication Information
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2023.
Physical Description
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ix, 374 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Series
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Globalization and community ; 35
Globalization and community ; 35.
Series Title
:
Globalization and community ;
Abstract
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"Examining the unprecedented scale of its development and its key role in China's economic revolution, Simpson follows Macau's emergence from historical obscurity to become the most profitable casino gaming locale in the world. In turn, his trenchant analysis provides a distinctive view into China's broader project of urbanization, its post-Mao economic reforms, and the continued rise of its consumer culture"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Term
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Casinos -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Tourism -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Geographic Term
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Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) -- Economic conditions.
Subject
:
Casinos -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Tourism -- China -- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) -- Economic conditions.
Summary
:
"Examining the unprecedented scale of its development and its key role in China's economic revolution, Simpson follows Macau's emergence from historical obscurity to become the most profitable casino gaming locale in the world. In turn, his trenchant analysis provides a distinctive view into China's broader project of urbanization, its post-Mao economic reforms, and the continued rise of its consumer culture"--
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Macao Central Library | I1104541001 | 794.9:338(512.318) Sim | Non-Loan Collections | MCS澳門資料書庫 |
Macao Central Library | I1104544001 | 794.9:338(512.318) Sim | General Collections for Loan | MC澳門資料區 |
Macao Central Library | I1104542001 | 794.9:338(512.318) Sim c.2 | Non-Loan Collections | MCREF澳門資料參考區 |
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library | I1104540001 | 794.9:338(512.318) Sim | General Collections for Loan | FC外文書區 |
Taipa Library | I1104543001 | 794.9:338(512.318) Sim | General Collections for Loan | MC澳門資料區 |