Alderney: Gambling, Bitcoin and the Art of Unorthodoxy
Small islands are disadvantaged by conventional development strategies and have sought unusual means of achieving economic development and raising their global profiles. The small Channel Island of Alderney, with a largely non-existent physical resource base, and steady population decline, has sough...
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Island Studies Journal
2014-05-01
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| description | Small islands are disadvantaged by conventional development strategies and have sought unusual means of achieving economic development and raising their global profiles. The small Channel Island of Alderney, with a largely non-existent physical resource base, and steady population decline, has sought to develop several service sector activities, increasingly involving the internet and virtual activities. Internet gambling has proved successful. Bitcoin minting offers unique possibilities. Alderney has achieved economic development without significant local assets other than creativity and ingenuity, and a somewhat distinctive political status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8e70dfd2bf24b619d0426bb2a497f152023-06-21T05:05:36ZengIsland Studies JournalIsland Studies Journal1715-25932014-05-0191Alderney: Gambling, Bitcoin and the Art of UnorthodoxyJohn ConnellSmall islands are disadvantaged by conventional development strategies and have sought unusual means of achieving economic development and raising their global profiles. The small Channel Island of Alderney, with a largely non-existent physical resource base, and steady population decline, has sought to develop several service sector activities, increasingly involving the internet and virtual activities. Internet gambling has proved successful. Bitcoin minting offers unique possibilities. Alderney has achieved economic development without significant local assets other than creativity and ingenuity, and a somewhat distinctive political status.https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.294 |
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