The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities

by Wilbur C. Rich

Rich and his contributing authors provide a political and economic analysis of sports stadium construction in the United States--the impact it has on the sports industry itself and on the host communities in which stadiums and arenas are built. The book brings together the research of leading academic analysts of sports in American society and gives a candid assessment of the claims and benefits the sports industry makes, in its continuing promotion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567203175
• ISBN13: 9781567203172
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"