Research Catalog

Title

Economics of sport / Ming Li, Susan Hofacre, Dan Mahony.

Author

Li, Ming.

Publication

Morgantown, WV : Fitness Information Technology, [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors

• Hofacre, Susan.
• Mahony, Dan.

Description

xiii, 242 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

Series Statement

Sport management library

Uniform Title

Sport management library.

Subject

• Sports > Marketing
• Sports > Economic aspects
• Sports > Aspect économique
• Sport
• Management
• Ondernemingen

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and index.

Contents

Chapter 1. An Overview of the Sport Industry in North America -- The Sport Activity-Producing Sector -- The Sport-Supporting Sector -- Chapter 2. Economic Motives of Sport Organizations -- Basics of Economic Analysis -- Theory of the Firm -- Economic Profits vs. Business Profits -- Constraints on the Theory of the Firm -- Limitations of the Theory of the Firm -- Alternative Models of Firm Motivation -- Reasons for Continuing to Use the Profit Maximization Model -- An Alternative Theory for Sports: The Winning Maximization Model -- Goals in Nonprofit Organizations -- Chapter 3. Demand, Pricing, and Revenue -- Supply -- Price Discrimination -- Forecasting Demand and Supply -- Chapter 4. Market Structures in the Sport Industry -- Perfect Competition -- Monopoly -- Monopsony -- Oligopoly -- Monopolisitc Competition -- Chapter 5. Sport Industry Delivery -- Government-Provided Sport -- Community Provision -- Sport as Private Enterprise -- Chapter 6. The Sport Industry: A Critical Center of Economy -- The Sport Industry: A Critical Center of the Economy -- Determining the Size of the Sport Industry -- Measurement of GDP: The Expenditure Approach -- Measurement of GDP: The Factor Income Approach -- Measurement of Gross Domestic Sports Product -- Jobs in the Sport Industry -- Chapter 7. Economic Impact of Sport -- Theoretical Foundation of Economic Impact Studies -- Estimates of Economic Impact of Sport -- Chapter 8. Labor Market Issues -- Labor Markets in the Sport Industry -- Chapter 9. Regulation of Sport -- Government Regulation -- Industry Self-Regulation -- Future Models in Sport Regulation -- Chapter 10. Competition and Antitrust in the Sport Industry -- Statutes -- The Role of the Courts -- Focus of Antitrust Laws -- Antitrust Enforcement and Professional Sport -- Specific Areas of Antitrust Enforcement in Professional Sports -- The Application of Antitrust Laws to Other Professional Sports -- Antitrust Enforcement in Intercollegiate Athletics -- Antitrust Enforcement in Other Areas of the Sport Industry -- Antitrust Enforcement Outside of the United States -- Government Influences on the Marketplace -- Government Enterprises as Providers of Sport -- Increasing Competition in the Sport Industry -- Chapter 11. International Issues -- Types of Economic Systems and Sport Governance -- Globalization of Sport -- International Expansions -- A Perspective of Sport Club Systems in the World -- Chapter 12. Future Direction of the Sport Industry: An Economic Perspective -- Projecting Future Demands -- Changing Demographics and Changing Markets -- Suppliers of Sport -- Competition -- Technology Trends -- Globalization -- Views of Leaders in the Sport Industry.

ISBN

1885693273

LCCN

00136499

OCLC

• ocm46350874
• SCSB-5278276

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries