Alderney: gambling, Bitcoin and the art of unorthodoxy

【Author】 Connell, John

【Source】ISLAND STUDIES JOURNAL

【影响因子】1.530

【Abstract】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.

【Keywords】Alderney; Bitcoin; Channel Islands; coins; gambling; services; unorthodoxy

【发表时间】2014 MAY

【收录时间】2022-01-02

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