Bread and Circuses, or Poppies to Make You Sleep

Geoffrey D. Klinger, Jennifer Adams () and Kevin Howley ()
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Geoffrey D. Klinger: DePauw University
Jennifer Adams: DePauw University
Kevin Howley: DePauw University

Chapter Chapter 3 in Money Talks, 2022, pp 31-50 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The promise of easy money seduced three generations of young people. There’s no more compelling image for the times than the cover art for Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album, released in 1991. That image featured a baby floating in water being lured by a dollar on a hook. It represented precisely the dominant theme of the times. This chapter illustrates how those in power were trying to lure a new generation into accepting greed, self-interest, and the love of money as the guiding principles of their lives.

Keywords: Casino capitalism; Commodification; Deregulation; Free market; Gambling industry; Sports marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-00816-0_3

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