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Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry

Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry

by Andrew Zimbalist
Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry

Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry

by Andrew Zimbalist

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781439902837
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 10/22/2010
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 234
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Andrew Zimbalist is Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College. He is the author or editor of nineteen previous books, including The Bottom Line: Observations and Arguments on the Sports Business (Temple) and In the Best Interest of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig. He is a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Sports Economics, and has consulted extensively in the sports industry for players associations, leagues, cities, and owners.

Table of Contents

Preface
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
Notes
Index

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