1st Edition

Deindustrialization and Casinos A Winning Hand?

By Alissa Mazar Copyright 2021
206 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

As governments increasingly legalize and expand the availability of casinos, hoping to offset the impacts of manufacturing decline through the advancement of gambling commerce, this book examines what casinos do—and do not do—for host communities in terms of economic growth. Examining the case generally made by those seeking to establish casino developments—that they offer benefits for the... Read more

Introduction

1. Windsor, Ontario: A "Company Town"

2. Casino Windsor: A "Grassroots" Movement and a State-Down Initiative

3. Casino Windsor as a Response to NAFTA and Automotive Job Loss

4. The Canadian Auto Workers, the New Democratic Party, and the Casino Industry: A Struggle over Wages

5. Casino Windsor Jobs: From Opportunity to Immobility and Precarity

Conclusion

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Biography

Alissa Mazar, PhD, was a doctoral candidate at McGill University, Canada, and a research project manager and research associate in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, when this book was written. She currently works at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada as a Policy Officer in the Tourism Branch. The research and views expressed in this book in no way reflect the views of the Government of Canada.