State Looteries

Historical Continuity, Rearticulations of Racism, and American Taxation
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-415-71764-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Routledge Advances in Sociology

Fifty years ago, familiar images of the lottery would have been strange, as no state lottery existed then. Few researchers have uncovered the obscure role lotteries play in the changing composition of American taxation. Even less is known about what role race plays in this process. More than simply taxing those on the social margins, the emergence of state lotteries in contemporary American history represents something much more fundamental about state fiscal policy. This book not only uncovers the underlying racial factors that contextualize lottery proliferation in the U.S., but also reveals the racial consequences that lotteries have in terms of redistributing tax liability.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henricks, Kasey

Embrick, David G

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: Racialized Taxation: Furthering Racialized Social Systems Theory

[Eduardo Bonilla-Silva]

Introduction: Black Dollars, White Pockets: Looting by Another Name

1. "No Taxation Without Discrimination": "The Lottery Tax," State Finance, and Racism

2. Lottery Studies and Their Discontents: A Critical Review

3. "Mad as Hell" Tax Rebels and a Changing Tax Composition: A Historical Corrective for How State Lotteries Emerged

4. Dissecting the Evolution of Lotteries and Their Racial Implications

5. Who Plays? Who Pays?: A Case Study of Illinois

6. The Hidden Mechanisms of Racism: Placing Lotteries in Broader Contexts of How Race Works in America

Postscript: Going All In: Available Policy Alternatives

Appendix A: Supplementary Material

Appendix B: Methods

Über Autor(innen)

Kasey Henricks is a Law and Social Science Fellow at the American Bar Foundation and a Ph.D. Student in Sociology at Loyola University Chicago.

David G. Embrick is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at Loyola University Chicago.