| Description |
1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Series |
New Horizons in the Economics of Sport |
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New horizons in the economics of sport
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; PART 1 Regulation and competition; 2. The industry structure of team sports; 3. Labour markets; PART 2 Public spending; 4. Stadium funding; 5. Economic benefits of mega-events; 6. Mega-event bidding; PART 3 Issues in governance; 7. Unethical behaviour in sport; 8. Regulating governing bodies; 9. Conclusions; References; Index |
| Summary |
Public Policy and Professional Sports is a comprehensive analysis of public policy aspects of the economics of professional sports, supported by in-depth international case studies. It covers regulation and competition in the sports industry and its labour markets, public spending on stadiums and mega-events, and governance issues including unethical behaviour (corruption, doping, etc). The innovative feature of the work is the combination of economic analysis and well-known international examples with detailed case studies of public policy as it relates to sport in Australia. Australiais an e |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-167) and index |
| Subject |
Professional sports -- Economic aspects -- Australia
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Professional sports -- Government policy -- Australia
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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Professional sports -- Economic aspects
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pomfret, R
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| ISBN |
9781782546245 |
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1782546243 |
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