Sports economics for non-economists
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Sports economics for non-economists
Routledge, 2022
- : hbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- The sports business is different
- Our tool kit : theory, concepts and numbers
- Commodification : has money ruined sport?
- Mass participation, sports clubs and commercial amateurism
- Professional recruitment, earnings and labour relations
- Sportswomen and gender economics
- Attendances and audiences
- Seeking profit or utility : objectives of owners and entrepreneurs
- Tournaments and leagues
- Sponsorship, stadiums, and subsidies
- The economics of sport mega events
- The global sports economy : trading goods, player migration and international organisations
- Medals, health and welfare, and the third sector
- Corruption, environmental unsustainability and discrimination
- The virus and after : coping with crisis
Description and Table of Contents
Description
* Short, self-contained introduction to sports economics for readers with no prior knowledge of economics
* Everybody studying or researching sport from a social sciences perspective needs to have a basic grasp of economics
* Avoids jargon, focusing on the key concepts and real-world cases
* Explains the most important issues in sports economics, from leagues and events to the rise of women's sport
* Covers sport at all levels, from amateur to elite
* Also explores the dark side of sports economics, from corruption to the impact of the COVID19 crisis
Table of Contents
1. The Sports Business is Different, 2. Our Tool Kit: Theory, Concepts and Numbers, 3. Commodification: Has Money Ruined Sport?, 4. Mass Participation, Sports Clubs and Commercial Amateurism, 5. Professional Recruitment, Earnings and Labour Relations, 6. Sportswomen and Gender Economics, 7. Attendances and Audiences, 8. Seeking Profit or Utility: Objectives of Owners and Entrepreneurs, 9. Tournaments and Leagues, 10. Sponsorship, Stadiums, and Subsidies, 11. The Economics of Sport Mega Events, 12. The Global Sports Economy: Trading Goods, Player Migration and International Organisations, 13. Medals, Health and Welfare, and the Third Sector, 14. Corruption, Environmental Unsustainability and Discrimination, 15. The Virus and After: Coping with Crisis
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