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Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup
- Title
- Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / Andrew Zimbalist.
- Author
- Zimbalist, Andrew S.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2016]
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 208 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Author Andrew Zimbalist looks beyond the headlines of two of the world's most beloved sporting events: the Olympics and the World Cup. In the expanded and updated edition of his bestselling book, Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, Zimbalist tackles the bogus claim that the cities chosen to host these high-profile sporting events experience an economic windfall. He now takes aim at the outrageous FIFA scandal, Boston's bid for the 2024 summer Olympics, and the criticism surrounding the 2015 Women's World Cup. Circus Maximus focuses on major cities like London and Barcelona that have previously hosted these sporting events to provide context for cities like Tokyo and Rio de Janerio, which are currently bearing the weight of exploding expenses, corruption, and protests. Zimbalist offers a sobering look at the Olympics and the World Cup outside of the echo chamber. "--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-196) and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup? -- 2.Setting the Stage -- 3.The Short-Run Economic Impact -- 4.The Long-Run Economic Impact -- 5.Barcelona and Sochi -- 6.Rio-Brazil and London -- 7.Bread or Circuses?.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-5951
- ISBN
- 9780815727248 (paperback)
- 0815727240 (paperback)
- 0815727283
- 9780815727286
- 9780815727279 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 9780815727286 (pdf) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015040704
- OCLC
- 934705598
- Author
- Zimbalist, Andrew S., author.
- Title
- Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / Andrew Zimbalist.
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2016]
- Edition
- 2nd edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-196) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Zimbalist, Andrew S., author. Circus maximus 2nd edition. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2016
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-5951