Circus Maximus : The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup /
Examines the impact of hosting major sporting events, including the World Cup and the Olympics, looking at the hollow claims given by private industry boosters and government supporters who promise an economic boon that never arrives.
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2015]
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- What's wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup
- Setting the stage
- The short-run economic impact
- The long-run economic impact
- Barcelona and Sochi
- Rio-Brazil and London
- Bread or circuses?