Sport studies has become one of the largest and fastest growing international industries. This collection of essays from a range of international contributors analyzes all aspects of the political economy of this industry, including media sports production, urban growth politics and capital accumulation and the economic effects of Olympism.

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Yes, you can access The Political Economy of Sport by J. Nauright, K. Schimmel, J. Nauright,K. Schimmel in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Trade & Tariffs. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2005

ISBN

9780230524057

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Trade & Tariffs

Index

Politics & International Relations

Cover
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface and Acknowledgements
Notes on the Contributors
List of Abbreviations
1 Sport and International Political Economy: An Introduction
Part I Transnational Alliances: Manufacturing, Merchandising and Brand-Name Marketing in the Sport Industry
Part II Active Moments: Capitalist Production, Cultural Change and Patterns of Resistance
Part III Place Competition: Sport Mega-Events and Urban Development
Index