Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy

Author:   Pekka Sulkunen (Director, Director, Finnish Centre for Research on Addiction, Control, and Governance (CEAGG), University of Helsinki, Finland) ,  Thomas F. Babor (Chairman, Chairman, Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA) ,  Jenny Cisneros Ornberg (Director, Director, Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Sweden) ,  Michael Egerer (Researcher, Researcher, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198817321


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 December 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy


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Author:   Pekka Sulkunen (Director, Director, Finnish Centre for Research on Addiction, Control, and Governance (CEAGG), University of Helsinki, Finland) ,  Thomas F. Babor (Chairman, Chairman, Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA) ,  Jenny Cisneros Ornberg (Director, Director, Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Sweden) ,  Michael Egerer (Researcher, Researcher, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.394kg
ISBN:  

9780198817321


ISBN 10:   0198817320
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1: Introduction 2: History of gambling regulation and the rise of the industry 3: The gambling industry: global structures and modern trends 4: The range and burden of gambling problems 5: Gambling behavior and problem gambling 6: The total volume of gambling and the prevalence of gambling problems 7: The effects of changing availability 8: Industry strategies and their regulation: marketing, game features and venue characteristics 9: Pre-commitment and interventions in risk behavior 10: Gambling control regimes 11: Treatment and early intervention services 12: Summary and conclusions: gambling policy and the public interest

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Pekka Sulkunen, PhD, Professor Emeritus and former Director, Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG), Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland Thomas F. Babor, PhD, MPH, Professor and Chairman, Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Connecticut, United States of America Thomas F. Babor, PhD, MPH, Professor and Chairman, Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Connecticut, United States of America Michael Egerer, PhD, Researcher, Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG), Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland Matilda Hellman, PhD, Adjunct Professor (title of docent), Director, Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG); Department of Social Research; University of Helsinki, Finland Charles Livingstone, PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Virve Marionneau, PhD, Researcher, Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG), Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland Janne Nikkinen, Docent in Social Ethics, Researcher, Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG), Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland Jim Orford, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Clinical and Community Psychology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Robin Room, PhD, Professor, Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Sweden; Professor, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Ingeborg Rossow, PhD, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

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