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Selling hope: Gambling entrepreneurs in Britain 1906-1960

机译:卖出希望:1906-1960年英国的赌博企业家

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This research explores historical perspectives on gambling amongst poorer social groups in order to better understand why the poorest people in society gamble even though gambling seems economically illogical. A principal finding was that pleasure gained from hope of a small win and the agency of making a choice on use of scarce resources may be important in helping poorer people maintain optimism in the face of difficult life circumstances. The paper also explores patterns of illegal gambling entrepreneurship that arose as a response to the desire of the masses to "buy a few days hope" (Orwell, 1937). The paper concludes that where public opinion is out of step with the statute book then an illegal economy will develop to provide the goods or services the public is demanding and that apparently irrational behavior may in fact be a positive experience for many people. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
机译:这项研究探索了在较贫穷的社会群体中赌博的历史观点,以便更好地理解社会上最贫穷的人为何赌博,即使赌博在经济上似乎不合逻辑。一个主要的发现是,从小小的胜利中获得希望而获得的快乐,以及选择使用稀缺资源的机构可能对于帮助穷人在艰难的生活环境中保持乐观是很重要的。本文还探讨了非法赌博创业的模式,这种模式是对群众“买几天希望”的渴望的一种回应(Orwell,1937年)。本文的结论是,如果公众舆论与法规不符,那么就会发展出非法经济,以提供公众所要求的商品或服务,而且显然非理性的行为实际上可能对许多人来说是一种积极的经历。 (C)2015 Elsevier Inc.保留所有权利。

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