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Pay dirt : the business of professional team sports /
Why would a Japanese millionaire want to buy the Seattle Mariners baseball team, when he has admitted that he has never played in or even seen a baseball game? Cash is the answer: major league baseball, like professional football, basketball, and hockey, is now big business with the potential to bri...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1997.
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| Édition: | Updated pbk. ed. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction
- The market for sports franchises
- Taxes, taxes, and more taxes
- Stadiums and arenas
- The reserve clause and antitrust laws
- Why do pro athletes make so much money?
- Competitive balance in sports leagues
- Rival leagues and league expansion: baseball, basketball, and hockey
- Rival leagues: the great football wars.