Forster, John, 1946-

The political economy of global sporting organisations / John Forster and Nigel K. Ll. Pope. - xi, 190 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 61 . - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 61. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global sport organisations : ringmasters or alphabet boys? -- A product of history : the creation and evolution of GSOs -- The economic approach to sport -- Sources of sport revenue -- Going for gold : global sport events -- Architectures of control : structure and process in the GSOs -- For the good of the game : GSO opacity and a public interest -- Getting on with the neighbours : the external relationships of GSOs / Yielding place to the new -- Postscript. Osvaldo Croci -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

"Forster and Pope have created a book that seriously analyses sports organisations from a political economy vantage point for the first time. Of interest to students and academics studying the economics of sport, the book is also written in a style that makes it accessible for those with a general interest, as well as for global sporting organisations themselves."--Jacket. "Forster and Pope have created a book that seriously analyses sports organisations from a political economy vantage point for the first time. Of interest to students and academics studying the economics of sport, the book is also written in a style that makes it accessible for those with a general interest, as well as for global sporting organisations themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

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Sports administration--Economic aspects

GV716 / .F67 2004

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