Sport and public policy : social, political, and economic perspectives / [edited by] Charles A. Santo, Gerard C.S. Mildner.
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TextPublisher: Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0736058710
- 9780736058711
- 338.4779604 22
- GV716 .S583 2010
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| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 338.4779604 SPO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A451821B |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-255) and index.
Part I. Structure of professional sports. Chapter 1. Cooperation amidst competition: The nature of sport leagues. Chapter 2. Beyond the major leagues: Lessons from the organization of international sports. Chapter 3. Why professional athletes make so much money. Part II. Professional sports, cities, and public finance. Chapter 4. Economic impact of sport stadiums, teams, and events. Chapter 5. Cities, stadiums, and subsidies: Why cities spend so much on sports. Chapter 6. Community ownership of professional sport teams and the role of social entrepreneurship. Part III. Amateur athletics, participation, and public health. Chapter 7. Influences of urban form on physical activity. Chapter 8. MLB's mixed messages: African American participation in baseball. Chapter 9. Contradictions and conflict: Ethical dilemmas inherent in big-time college sports. Chapter 10. Sport, doping, and public policy. Part IV. Sport and globalization. Chapter 11. Political economy of the Olympic games. Chapter 12. American baseball and the global labor market: Resistance and hegemony in the Caribbean. Chapter 13. Expanding global consumer market for American sports: The World Baseball Classic.
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