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Gambling Policies in European Welfare States

Current Challenges and Future Prospects

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Evaluates the distribution of gambling revenue across Europe
  • Offers a multidisciplinary, cross-cultural/cross-national perspective that goes beyond other publications in this area
  • Produces a shift in the analysis, from individual vulnerabilities (i.e. medical or psychological paradigm) to a broader societal, historical as well as economic view of gambling and gambling policies

Part of the book series: Work and Welfare in Europe (RECOWE)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Gambling for State-Run Welfare

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
    2. Gambling Policies and Law in Austria

      • Daniela Bereiter, Stefan Storr
      Pages 59-82
    3. Gambling Regulation in Spain

      • Elisardo Becoña, Lucía Becoña
      Pages 83-97
  3. Legislative Changes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
    2. The Future Swedish Gambling Market: Challenges in Law and Public Policies

      • Jenny Cisneros Örnberg, Jörgen Hettne
      Pages 197-216
    3. After the Storm: An Analysis of Gambling Legislation in Poland and Its Effects

      • Łukasz Wieczorek, Michał Bujalski
      Pages 217-237
  4. Theoretical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
    2. Conceptions of the Common Good

      • Johanna Järvinen-Tassopoulos, Risto Eräsaari
      Pages 259-274

About this book

This edited book draws on a cross-cultural and historical lens to theoretically and practically analyse gambling regulations and the use of gambling revenue. It takes on a broad spectrum of perspectives, from the origin of the money, to the regulators, operators and beneficiaries of gambling, and looks at the interests, networks and power relations involved.

This multidisciplinary collection elicits a shift in analysis, shedding light on a broader societal, historical and economic view of gambling and gambling policies, by its attention to implicit networks of power, influential legislation, gambling provision and infrastructure.

Gambling Policies in European Welfare States will be of interest to students and scholars alike who are seeking cross-national and interdisciplinary analyses of welfare, politics, sociology and economics. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland

    Michael Egerer, Virve Marionneau, Janne Nikkinen

About the editors

Michael Egerer is Researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki

Virve Marionneau is Researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki

Janne Nikkinen is University Researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gambling Policies in European Welfare States

  • Book Subtitle: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

  • Editors: Michael Egerer, Virve Marionneau, Janne Nikkinen

  • Series Title: Work and Welfare in Europe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90620-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90619-5Published: 12 July 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08056-3Published: 08 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90620-1Published: 28 June 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2947-4124

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-4132

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 317

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Politics of the Welfare State, Social Policy, Comparative Social Policy, Social Work and Community Development

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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