TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forster,John
AU  - Pope,Nigel
TI  - The political economy of global sporting organisations
T2  - Routledge frontiers of political economy
SN  - 0415267730
AV  - GV716 .F67 2004
U1  - 338.47796 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Sports administration
KW  - Economic aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Global sport organisations : ringmasters or alphabet boys? --; 2; A product of history : the creation and evolution of GSOs --; 3; The economic approach to sport --; 4; Sources of sport revenue --; 5; Going for gold : global sport events --; 6; Architectures of control : structure and process in the GSOs --; 7; For the good of the game : GSO opacity and a public interest --; 8; Getting on with the neighbours : the external relationships of GSOs; Osvaldo Croci --; 9; Yielding place to the new --; 10; Postscript
N2  - "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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2004041831-b.html
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