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An 18 page research paper that offers a policy issue paper on legalized gambling in Mississippi and includes an executive summary. This report offers an overview of the gaming industry in Mississippi. It begins with a discussion of the background of the problem of systemic poverty, which has plagued the state for generations, and then moves on to a discussion of prior efforts to solve this problem, which includes the legalization of dockside gaming in the 1990s. The problem statement diagnoses the problems, identifies the major stakeholders and defines goals. Alternatives are analyzed and described, along with a discussion of why these alternatives were not successful. Constraints and political feasibility are also discussed, which leads into the conclusions and recommendations that can be drawn from this data. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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which has plagued the state for generations, and then moves on to a discussion of prior efforts to solve this problem, which includes the legalization of dockside gaming in
the 1990s. The problem statement diagnoses the problems, identifies the major stakeholders and defines goals. Alternatives are analyzed and described, along with a discussion of why these alternatives were not
successful. Constraints and political feasibility are also discussed, which leads into the conclusions and recommendations that can be drawn from this data. Introduction Policy analysis is actually more "art
than science," as it draws on the experience and intuition of the practitioner as much as does on a specific choice of criteria or method. (Bardach xiv). However, policy analysis
can be quantified by a list of fundamental steps that aid the analyst in weighing the positives and negatives of a particular policy decision. This process is referred to as
the "Eightfold Path" (Bardach xiv). The following policy analysis follows a modified version of this methodology in order to offer an overview of the public policy initiative of dockside gaming,
which began in Mississippi in the 1990s and escalated there after Hurricane Katrina, when land-based casinos were permitted along the Gulf Coast and in specific areas. This analysis will look
at both the pros and cons of gaming in the state in order to accurately determine and evaluate its social and economic effects. Background of the problem Overview
of the problem situation : Mississippi is a state that has long suffered under a spectrum of economic and social problems. There has been "chronic underemployment, low personal family incomes,
lack of capital investment industry, poorly prepared public school students and high dropout rates," as well as a high incidence of health related issues, such as high infant mortality, diabetes
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