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A World Of Chance "Betting On Religion, Games, Wall Street"

Betting On Religion, Games, Wall Street

A World Of Chance "Betting On Religion, Games, Wall Street". Betting On Religion, Games, Wall Street

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  • ISBN:9780521711579
  • Editorial: Cambridge University Press
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  • Nº Pág.:352
  • Idiomas:Ingles,Inglés

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Although financial markets often try to distance themselves from gambling, the two factors have far more in common than usually thought. When, historically, there were no financial institutions such as banks, lotteries constituted the ways by which expensive items were disposed of, and governments raised money quickly. Gambling tables fulfilled roles that venture capital and banking do today. 'Gamblers' created clearinghouses and sustained liquidity. When those gamblers bet on price distributions in futures markets, they were redefined as 'speculators'. Today they are called 'hedge fund managers' or 'bankers'. Though the names have changed, the actions undertaken have essentially stayed the same. This book shows how discussion on 'chance', 'risk', 'gambling', 'insurance', and 'speculation' illuminates where societies stood, where we are today, and where we may be heading.

1 From Religion to Risk Management: What to Do When Facing Uncertainty? by Reaven Brenner and Gabrielle A. Brenner 1
2 Anything Wrong with Gambling as a Pastime? by Reuven Brenner and Gabrielle A. Brenner 17
3 Are You Rich? Risk-Taking and Gambling, or the Leapfrogging Instinct by Reuven Brenner and Gabrielle A. Brenner 38
4 Betting on Futures and Creating Prices by Reuven Brenner 67
5 Gambling as Banking: Poker, Junk Bonds, and Central Banks by Reuven Brenner and Aaron Brown 90
6 Lottery Is a Taxation, and Heav'n Be Prais'd, It Is Easily Rais'd by Reuven Brenner and Gabrielle A. Brenner 124
7 Politics and Prohibitions; or, What's a Good Tax Anyway? by Reuven Brenner 150
8 How Gamblers and Risk-Takers Correct the Future by Reuven Brenner and Gabrielle A. Brenner 194
App. 1 Gambling and Risk-Taking: The Leapfrogging Instinct by Reuven Brenner 213
App. 2 Human Nature and the Civilizing Process by Reuven Brenner 251
App. 3 A Statistical Profile of Gamblers by Reuven Brenner and Gabrielle A. Brenner and Claude Montmarquette 257
Notes 273
Bibliography 309
Name Index 325
Subject Index 332

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