National Pastime : How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer /

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"Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilities for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to develop meaningful reforms"--Provided...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-
Other Authors: Zimbalist, Andrew S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Recreation & Sports.
Sportökonom
Berufssport
Baseball
Berufsfussball
Fussball
Soccer > Economic aspects.
Professional sports > Economic aspects.
Baseball > Economic aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Park & Recreation Management.
Football association > Aspect economique.
Base-ball > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Sports professionnels > Aspect economique > Études transculturelles.
Baseball > Economic aspects > United States.
Professional sports > Economic aspects > Cross-cultural studies.
USA.
USA
United States.
Cross-cultural studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilities for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to develop meaningful reforms"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (263 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780815797647

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