The big leagues go to Washington : Congress and sports antitrust, 1951-1989 /
"Between 1951 and 1976 the U.S. Congress held a series of hearings to investigate antitrust aspects of professional sports leagues. Congress was concerned about their cartel-like behavior, which included territorial protection, controlling ownership of players, restricting new franchises, and p...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Urbana, Illinois :
University of Illinois Press,
[2015]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A Brief History of Professional Team Sports
- Economics of Antitrust
- An Overview of the Hearings
- Player Rights (1951 and 1957)
- Closing the Last Vestige of a "Free Market" In Labor (1964)
- Should Antitrust Apply to Sports? (1957 and 1958)
- We Want More Baseball and Football (1959 and 1960)
- Damn Yankees and Relocations (1964 and 1965)
- Professional Sports Team Community Protection Acts (1982 and 1984-1985)
- Professional Sports Teams Grapple with Radio and Television
- Baseball and Broadcasting (1953)
- The NFL's Big Television Score (1961)
- Television Blackout Hearings (1972-1977)
- The Future Arrives Via Cable Television (1989)
- Can't We All Get Along? (1966)
- The Proposed NBA/ABA Merger (1971-1972)
- Conclusion : A Look Back at the Hearings