Is State Gambling Policy 'Morality Policy'? Framing Debates Over State Lotteries.
The politics of so-called 'morality policies' including same-sex marriage, abortion, gun control, and gambling have captured the attention of both the public and political scientists in recent years. Many studies have argued that morality policy constitutes a category of public policy that has disti...
| Publicado en: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 217 - 243 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2013
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