The Sports Franchise Game : Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and Arenas /

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Focusing on the issue of franchise relocation, The Sports Franchise Game portrays a complex web of motivations, negotiations, financing, and public relations. Shropshire's in-depth analysis reveals how owners manipulate the franchise system to minimize their risks and maximize their profits. As...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shropshire, Kenneth L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sports franchises > Social aspects.
Sports franchises > Economic aspects.
Sports franchises.
Cities and towns > Social conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
Villes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Concessions (Sports) > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Concessions (Sports) > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Concessions (Sports) > États-Unis.
Cities and towns > United States > Social conditions.
Sports franchises > Social aspects > United States.
Sports franchises > Economic aspects > United States.
Sports franchises > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Sports Franchise Game
  • Chapter 2. Impact Studies and Other Quantitative Analyses: Inconclusive Conclusions
  • Chapter 3. The Philadelphia v. Camden Story
  • Chapter 4. Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco
  • Chapter 5. Shifts in the Bay Area, Part Z: Oakland
  • Chapter 6. The Field-of-Dreams Approach: Baltimore and Indianapolis
  • Chapter 7. Washington, D.C.: Longing for the Senators
  • Chapter 8. Putting the Pursuit into Perspective: The Value of Sports
  • Notes
  • Index

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