The economics of staging the Olympics : a comparison of the games, 1972-2008 / Holger Preuss.
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TextPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: xv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1843768933
- 9781843768937
- 338.4379648 22
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-324) and index.
Preface of the IOC President Jacques Rogge -- 1. Introduction : the situation of modern cities and the Olympic Games -- 2. Methodology : justifications for use -- 3. Financing of the Games : interests, winners and losers -- 4. Growth and financial gigantism : the scale of the Olympic Games -- 5. Technique of measuring : the economic impact of Olympic Games -- 6. Tourism and exports : the sleeping giants -- 7. Investments and the reconstruction of a city : burdens and opportunities -- 8. The great source of income : revenues of the OCOG -- 9. The flip side of the coin : expenditures of the organizing committee -- 10. Jobs, jobs, jobs : great opportunities or flash in the pan? -- 11. The Olympic aftermath : price increases and economic legacy -- 12. Reflections : the Olympics today and the challenge for future hosts.
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