Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup
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Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup
Brookings Institution Press, c2020
3rd ed
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Includes index
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Description
Beyond the headlines of the world's most beloved sporting events
Brazil hosted the 2016 men's World Cup at a cost of $15 billion to $20 billion, building large, new stadiums in cities that have little use for them anymore. The projected cost of Tokyo's 2020 Summer Olympic Games is estimated to be as high as $30 billion, much of it coming from the public trough. In the updated and expanded edition of his bestselling book, Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, Andrew Zimbalist tackles the claim that cities chosen to host these high-profile sporting events experience an economic windfall. In this new edition he looks at upcoming summer and winter Olympic games, discusses the recent Women's World Cup, and the upcoming men's tournament in Qatar.
Circus Maximus focuses on major cities, like London, Rio, and Barcelona, that have previously hosted these sporting events, to provide context for future host cities that will bear the weight of exploding expenses, corruption, and protests. Zimbalist offers a sobering and candid look at the Olympics and the World Cup from outside the echo chamber.
Table of Contents
Contents:
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?
2. Setting the Stage
3. The Short-Run Economic Impact
4. The Long-Run Economic Impact
5. Barcelona and Sochi
6. Rio-Brazil and London
7. Bread or Circuses?
Postscript
Notes
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"