Title Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / Andrew Zimbalist.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2015]
	©2015

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 174 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-163) and index.
Contents	What's wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup -- Setting the stage -- The short-run economic impact -- The long-run economic impact -- Barcelona and Sochi -- Rio-Brazil and London -- Bread or circuses?
Summary	Examines the impact of hosting major sporting events, including the World Cup and the Olympics, looking at the hollow claims given by private industry boosters and government supporters who promise an economic boon that never arrives.
Note	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 16, 2015).
Subject	World Cup (Soccer) -- Economic aspects.
	World Cup (Soccer) (OCoLC)fst01409245
	Hosting of sporting events -- Economic aspects.
	Olympics -- Economic aspects.
	Soccer -- Economic aspects.
	GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
	TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
	Economics. (OCoLC)fst00902116
	Olympics -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst01045589
	Soccer -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst01122131
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Zimbalist, Andrew S. Circus maximus. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2015] 9780815726517 (DLC) 2014038606 (OCoLC)891619201
ISBN	9780815726524 (electronic bk.)
	081572652X (electronic bk.)

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