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Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / Andrew Zimbalist.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zimbalist, Andrew S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World Cup (Soccer)--Economic aspects.
- World Cup (Soccer).
- Olympics--Economic aspects.
- Economics.
- Olympics.
- Hosting of sporting events--Economic aspects.
- Hosting of sporting events.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2020.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "This is a third edition of a book that analyzes the claim that cities chosen to host either an Olympics or World Cup experience an economic windfall. The author focuses on the upcoming Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics and World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Zimbalist looks at major cities like London, Barcelona, Rio de Janerio, and Boston that have previously hosted these sporting events to provide context for cities that are currently bearing the weight of exploding expenses, corruption, and protests"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- What's wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?
- Setting the stage
- The short-run economic impact
- The long-run economic impact
- Barcelona and Sochi
- Rio-Brazil and London
- Bread or circuses?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 01, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 0-8157-5036-6
- 0-8157-3862-5
- OCLC:
- 1143844544
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