Andrew Zimbalist

Broschiertes Buch

Circus Maximus

The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup

Beschreibung

Tackles the claim that cities chosen to host high-profile sporting events experience an economic windfall. In this new edition Andrew Zimbalist looks at upcoming summer and winter Olympic games, discusses the recent Women's World Cup, and the upcoming men's tournament in Qatar.

Autor

Andrew Zimbalist earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has been in the economics department at Smith College since 1974 and has been a visiting professor at Doshisha University, the University of Geneva, and Hamburg University. Zimbalist has consulted in Latin America for the United Nations Development Program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and numerous companies. He has consulted in the sports industry for players' associations, cities, companies, teams, and leagues, and has published twenty-five books.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780815738619
• ISBN-10: 0815738617
• Artikelnr.: 58735530