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  • Unwinding Madness
    Andrew Zimbalist / Donna A. Lopiano / Gerald S. Gurney
    A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sportsUnwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics—and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced. The NCAA has placed commercial success above its respo...
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    37,93 €

  • Circus Maximus
    Andrew Zimbalist
    Beyond the headlines of the world's most beloved sporting eventsCircus 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 Wor...
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    36,89 €

  • Rio 2016
    Andrew Zimbalist
    'A clear-eyed, critical examination of the social, political, and economic costs of hosting the 2016 summer OlympicsThe selection of Rio de Janeiro as the site of the summer 2016 Olympic Games set off jubilant celebrations in Brazil-and created enormous expectations for economic development and the advancement of Brazil as a major player on the world stage. Although the games w...
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    47,27 €

  • Comparative Economic Systems
    Andrew Zimbalist
    3 edge, methods and theory. I turn now to some of my own reflections on this score. Some Reflections My first proposition is that if we are interested in analyzing the performance and dynamic properties of the world’s economies, it is only at significant peril that comparative economists can overlook noneconomic or 'political' factors. This is not to ...
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    66,75 €

  • National Pastime
    Andrew Zimbalist / Stefan Szymanski
    'This is the story of two great sports. One is ''America's game,'' while the other is ''the world's game.'' Baseball and soccer are both beloved cultural institutions. What draws fans to one game is often a mystery to fans of the other. Despite superficial differences, however, the business and culture of these sports share more in common than meets the eye. This is t...
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    31,54 €

  • May the Best Team Win
    Andrew Zimbalist
    The business of baseball stands in sharp contrast to the game’s wholesome image as America’s favorite pastime. Major league baseball is a deeply troubled industry, facing chronic problems that threaten its future: persistent labor tensions, competitive dominance by high-revenue teams, migration of game telecasts to cable, and escalating ticket prices. Amid the threat of contrac...
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    31,76 €