Doctoral Dissertation Research: Gambling with Development: The Birth of Casino Industries in South Africa and California, US

博士论文研究：赌博与发展：南非和美国加利福尼亚州赌场业的诞生

• 批准号: 0221483
• 负责人: Michael Burawoy
• 金额: $ 1.21万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-08-01 至 2003-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0221483&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Gambling; Development

This dissertation investigates the rapid expansion of the casino industry in the United States and South Africa. These cases differ in industry regulation and competitive structure: competitive, privatized casinos in South Africa, and monopolistic, regulated ones in California. While both casinos were legitimated through their potential to develop indigenous peoples, different conceptions of development by casino supporters have led to different structures and regulation. The research will investigate the consequences of these different origins and structures with ethnographic fieldwork at both sites. Three issues will be central: financial relations between the corporations and indigenous peoples, management-worker relations, and marketing strategies with consumers.

本论文研究了美国和南非赌场业的快速扩张。 这些案例在行业监管和竞争结构方面有所不同：南非是竞争性的、私有化的赌场，而加利福尼亚州是垄断性的、受监管的赌场。 虽然这两个赌场都是通过其发展土著人民的潜力而合法化的，但赌场支持者不同的发展理念导致了不同的结构和监管。 该研究将通过在两个地点进行人种学实地考察来调查这些不同起源和结构的后果。 三个问题将成为核心：公司与原住民之间的财务关系、管理层与工人的关系以及与消费者的营销策略。