TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zimbalist,Andrew S.
TI  - Circling the bases: essays on the challenges and prospects of the sports industry 
SN  - 9781439902820 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - GV 716 .Z57 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Temple University Press
KW  - Professional sports
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Sports
KW  - Finance
KW  - Sports administration
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -