Circling the bases : essays on the challenges and prospects of the sports industry / Andrew Zimbalist.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011.Description: xi, 222 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781439902820 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1439902828 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781439902837 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1439902836 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 716 .Z57 2011
Contents:
1. Introduction : perspectives on the sports industry toward the second decade of the twenty-first century -- 2. Dollar dilemmas during the downturn : a financial crossroads for college sports -- 3. The BCS, antitrust, and public policy -- 4. Gender equity in intercollegiate athletics : economic considerations and possible fixes -- 5. Reflections on salary shares and salary caps -- 6. Facility finance : measurement, trends, and analysis -- 7. Going for gold : the financing and economic impact of the Olympic Games -- 8. Performance-enhancing drugs and antidoping policy in major league baseball : experience, incentives, and challenges.
Summary: Contains essays in which Andrew Zimbalist examines the challenges facing the sports industry in the second decade of the twenty-first century, discussing the financial crisis in college sports, labor relations in professional leagues, the economic impact of the Olympics, and other topics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : perspectives on the sports industry toward the second decade of the twenty-first century -- 2. Dollar dilemmas during the downturn : a financial crossroads for college sports -- 3. The BCS, antitrust, and public policy -- 4. Gender equity in intercollegiate athletics : economic considerations and possible fixes -- 5. Reflections on salary shares and salary caps -- 6. Facility finance : measurement, trends, and analysis -- 7. Going for gold : the financing and economic impact of the Olympic Games -- 8. Performance-enhancing drugs and antidoping policy in major league baseball : experience, incentives, and challenges.

Contains essays in which Andrew Zimbalist examines the challenges facing the sports industry in the second decade of the twenty-first century, discussing the financial crisis in college sports, labor relations in professional leagues, the economic impact of the Olympics, and other topics.

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