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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Quirk, James P.
Autres auteurs: Fort, Rodney D.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1997.
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.