Just One More Hand: Life in the Casino Economy

Just One More Hand: Life in the Casino Economy

By Ellen Mutari and Deborah M Figart

Just One More Hand tells a story that workers all over can relate to: an industry that promised a solid and stable livelihood is being transformed by competitive pressures, causing employees to lose their economic footing. What seemed like a good job one day becomes a bad job ...

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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publish Date: 01/30/2015
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781442236677
ISBN-10: 1442236671
Language: English

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Just One More Hand tells a story that workers all over can relate to: an industry that promised a solid and stable livelihood is being transformed by competitive pressures, causing employees to lose their economic footing. What seemed like a good job one day becomes a bad job the next. Incorporating the lived experiences of casino employees, the book demonstrates the difficulties for local communities that are building new casinos in the hopes of luring tourists.

About the Author

Ellen Mutari is Professor of Economics at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, located just outside of Atlantic City. Mutari has held visiting positions at the New School for Social Research, Rutgers University's Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, and Monmouth University.

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