Award Date

5-2003

Degree Type

Capstone

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Department

Public Administration

First Committee Member

Dr. Lee Bernick, Examination Committee Chair, Professor of Public Administration, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Number of Pages

51

Abstract

The study attempts to answer some fundamental questions about the adult dance establishments. That is, whether the adult dance establishments add or subtract to the well being of the community. In order to accomplish this it is necessary to determine the benefits and costs of the adult dance establishments on the community and more specifically find out if benefits outweigh the costs. In this study it was decided to make use of the readily available information from the government agencies. The government collects license fees and property taxes from these establishments. Based on the analyses it was concluded that the revenue that the government receives as license fees from these establishments is very small. The government is charging the license fees for these establishments as a way of constraining the market and regulating the businesses and not as a source of revenue. The property tax revenue from the property on which these establishments are housed is quite substantial. They pay their fair share of property taxes and they do not appear to have a negative externality attributed to their presence, in a locality. That is, the property value of the neighboring properties is not negatively affected economically by the presence of these establishments.

Keywords

Entertainment – Economic aspects; Striptease; Nightclubs – Economic aspects

Disciplines

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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