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Playbooks and Checkbooks : An Introduction to the Economics of Modern Sports /

What economic rules govern sports? How does the sports business differ from other businesses? Playbooks and Checkbooks takes a fascinating step-by-step look at the fundamental economic relationships shaping modern sports. Focusing on the ways that the sports business does and does not overlap with e...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:What economic rules govern sports? How does the sports business differ from other businesses? Playbooks and Checkbooks takes a fascinating step-by-step look at the fundamental economic relationships shaping modern sports. Focusing on the ways that the sports business does and does not overlap with economics, the book uncovers the core paradox at the heart of the sports industry. Unlike other businesses, the sports industry would not survive if competitors obliterated each other to extinction, financially or otherwise--without rivals there is nothing to sell. Playbooks and Checkbooks examines h.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9781400830008