Ebook: Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup
Author: Zimbalist Andrew S
- Tags: Hosting of sporting events, Economic aspects, Olympics, Economic aspects, Soccer, Economic aspects
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
- City: Washington, District of Columbia
- Language: English
- epub
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.
Abstract:
The numbers are staggering: China spent $40 billion to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and Russia spent $50 billion for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. This book traces the path of the Read more...
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