From steel to slots : casino capitalism in the postindustrial city

Chloe E. Taft

"Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the world headquarters of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation for most of the twentieth century, is now home to an industrial-themed casino. Based on extensive fieldwork and dozens of interviews, From Steel to Slots explores how the global transitions of "casino capitalism" and a shift towards economies based on service, entertainment, and financial speculation are lived, legitimated, and contested in and through the local landscape of a former industrial city. As legalized gambling spreads in the United States and around the world to drive economic revitalization, create jobs, and generate tax revenues, multinational casino corporations are increasingly acting as urban planners."--Provided by publisher

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Taft, Chloe E.
Publisher:	Cambridge, Massachusetts, & London : Harvard University Press
Subject:	Bethlehem (Pa.) \| Glücksspiel \| Gambling \| Regionaler Strukturwandel \| Regional change \| Alte Industrieregion \| Old industrial region \| Stadtentwicklung \| Urban development
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] ; Description [h-net.org]

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Extent:	325 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Hochschulschrift ; Thesis
Language:	English
Thesis:	Dissertation, Yale University, 2014
Notes:	Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D., Yale University, 2014) Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction: -- Grand openings and closings -- Order in the landscape -- Christmas city and sin city simply do not go together -- The postindustrial factory -- A steel site in limbo -- Landscapes of life and loss -- What happens in Bethlehem depends on Macau -- Conclusion: -- Postindustrial planning and possibility.
ISBN:	978-0-674-66049-6
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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