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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
  • ©2015
  • Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2015]

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Description
xiii, 174 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Examines the impact of hosting major sporting events, including the World Cup and the Olympics, looking at the hollow claims given by private industry boosters and government supporters who promise an economic boon that never arrives.
Subject
  • World Cup (Soccer) > Economic aspects
  • World Cup (Soccer)
  • Olympische Sommerspiele
  • Fußballweltmeisterschaft
  • Hosting of sporting events > Economic aspects
  • Olympics > Economic aspects
  • Economics
  • Olympics > Economic aspects
  • Wirtschaft
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
What's wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup -- Setting the stage -- The short-run economic impact -- The long-run economic impact -- Barcelona and Sochi -- Rio-Brazil and London -- Bread or circuses?
ISBN
  • 9780815726517
  • 0815726511
LCCN
2014038606
OCLC
  • ocn891619201
  • 891619201
  • SCSB-14035864
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library