The political economy of professional sport
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The political economy of professional sport
（New horizons in the economics of sport）
E. Elgar, c2010
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Économie politique du sport professionnel
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Originally published: Paris : Vuibert, c2007
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-245) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This timely book offers a critical interpretation of the traditional social and economic accounts of sport. It provides an incisive analysis of professional sport and defines alternative foundations to the present model. The authors demonstrate that professional sport is an extremely complex phenomenon encompassing many unique factors depending on its global reach, financing and organization.This insightful and topical book is essential for academics and students of sport management, researchers of the economics of sport, managers of clubs and federations involved in professional sports as well civil servants and journalists.
Table of Contents
Contents: Introduction 1. The Economic History of Professional Sport 2. Significance and Measurement of the Economic Impact of Professional Sport 3. Economic Development and Sporting Performance on a Worldwide Scale 4. What is at stake in the New Economic Relationships between Professional Sport and Television? 5. The Segmentation of the Sports Labour Market: Three Examples 6. Models of Organization of Professional Sport and Competitive Balance 7. The False Justification of Sport as a Global Public Good 8. Doping as a By-Product of Professional Sport Conclusion References Index
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