Betting on Macau : casino capitalism and China's consumer revolution
Title:
Betting on Macau : casino capitalism and China's consumer revolution
Author:
Simpson, Tim (Associate professor)
ISBN:
9781517900311
Publication Information:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2023.
Physical Description:
ix, 374 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Series:
Globalization and community ; 35
Globalization and community ; 35.
Series Title:
Globalization and community ;
Abstract:
"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:
| 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"--