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Author Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-

Title The comparative economics of sport / Stefan Szymanski
Published Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description xxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Machine generated contents note: The Economic Design of Sporting ContestsThe Political Economy of SportIs there a European Model of Sport?Antitrust and Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like McDonald's and Less like the United NationsGovernance and Vertical Integration in Team SportsAntitrust, Promotion and RelegationEquality of Opportunity and Equality of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues and Competitive BalancePromotion and Relegation in Sporting ContestsCompetitive Balance and Gate Revenue Sharing in Team SportsTesting Causality Between Team Performance and Payroll: The Cases of Major League Baseball and English SoccerWhy Have Premium Sports Rights Migrated to Pay-TV in Europe but not in the US The Economic Design of Sporting ContestsThe Political Economy of SportIs there a European Model of Sport?Antitrust and Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like McDonald's and Less like the United NationsGovernance and Vertical Integration in Team SportsAntitrust, Promotion and RelegationEquality of Opportunity and Equality of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues and Competitive BalancePromotion and Relegation in Sporting ContestsCompetitive Balance and Gate Revenue Sharing in Team SportsTesting Causality Between Team Performance and Payroll: The Cases of Major League Baseball and English SoccerWhy Have Premium Sports Rights Migrated to Pay-TV in Europe but not in the US
Summary "Starting with a major survey of the economics of sport, this volume involves primarily a comparison of the European and American models of sport, how to restructure leagues to make them more competitive, the analysis of gate-sharing mechanisms, the economic impact of promotion and relegation and a comparison of broadcasting regimes"--Provided by publisher
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Professional sports -- Economic aspects.
Professional sports -- Government policy.
Sports -- Economic aspects.
Author Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-
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LC no. 2009045165
ISBN 0230232248 (hbk.)
9780230232242 (hbk.)