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UNINA9910457952203321 |
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The commercialisation of sport / / editor Trevor Slack |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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1-135-76435-2 |
1-280-16786-6 |
0-203-49426-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Sport in the global society |
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Sports - Economic aspects |
Sports - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Series Editor's Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Prologue; PART I: THE SPORTS INDUSTRY; PART II: THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND THE COMMERCIALISATION OF SPORT; PART III: THE COMMERCIALISATION OF 'AMATEUR' SPORT; PART IV: TELEVISION AND THE COMMERCIALISATION OF SPORT; PART V: SPORT SPONSORSHIP |
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What does commercialisation mean for the future of sport?Modern sports links to commerce are highly visible. Stadiums and arenas bear the names of businesses, while sponsors' logos appear on athletes' clothing and equipment, on the facilities in which they play, and in the titles of the events in which they compete. Media companies pay vast sums for the rights to broadcast sports events, and advertisers pay a premium to promote products during the screening of these events. Cities invest, at the expense of other social projects, in the staging of major sports events and to attract professi |
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UNINA9910452734303321 |
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Autore |
Muzzini Elisa <1975-> |
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Bangladesh [[electronic resource] ] : the path to middle income status from an urban perspective / / Elisa Muzzini and Gabriela Aparicio |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Directions in Development |
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Urbanization - Bangladesh |
Urban policy - Bangladesh |
Economic development - Bangladesh |
Electronic books. |
Bangladesh Economic conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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C1; C2; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Bangladesh's Urban Space Today: Implications for the Growth Agenda; Envisioning the Future: A Competitive Urban Space for Growth; Figures; Figure O.1 Two Paths to a Lower-Middle-Income Bangladesh; Economic Growth Drivers in Urban Areas; Drivers of and Obstacles to Urban Competitiveness from the Perspective of the Garment Sector; Strategic Directions for Building a Competitive Urban Space in a Global Economy; References; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective |
The Importance of a Competitive Urban Space for Growth Organization of the Study; Boxes; Box 1.1 Innovation, Connectivity, and Livability as the Drivers of Urban Competitiveness; Notes; References; CHAPTER 2 Bangladesh's Urban Space Today: Implications for the Growth Agenda; Introduction; Rapid Urbanization Accompanied by Strong Economic Growth; Figure 2.1 Urbanization and Economic Development in South Asia, 1960-2009; Figure 2.2 Urbanization and Annual Growth Rates of Total, Urban, and Rural Population in Bangladesh, 1950-2010; Figure 2.3 Urbanization and per Capita Income, by Region, 2000 |
Figure 2.4 Composition of GDP in Bangladesh, 1990-2010 |
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Exceptionally High Population Density; Maps; Map 2.1 Population Density of Bangladesh, 2011; Primacy of Dhaka; Figure 2.5 Cross-Country Correlation between Population Density, Urbanization, and GDP, 2000; Box 2.1 The Political Economy Advantage of Capital Cities; Figure 2.6 Urban Population in Largest Cities and per Capita GDP in Selected Countries; Concentrated Economic Production and Low Economic Density; Figure 2.7 Economic Geography of Bangladesh, 2009; Table 2.1 Employment Density in Bangladesh's Main Urban Areas, 2001-09 |
Figure 2.8 Economic Concentration in Largest Cities and per Capita GDP in Selected Countries Tables; Figure 2.9 Population and Economic Density of Urban Agglomerations, 2006; Figure 2.10 South Asia at Night: Economic Density Proxied by Light Emission, 2005; Specialization in Low-Value-Added, Labor-Intensive Garment Production; Figure 2.11 Export Sophistication and per Capita GDP in Selected Countries, 2006; Peri-Urbanization of Garment Employment in Metropolitan Dhaka; Figure 2.12 Export Concentration in Selected Developing Countries, 1980-2006 |
Figure 2.13 Formal Garment Employment in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area, 2001-09 Map 2.2 Employment Density of Garment Industry in Greater Dhaka Metropolitan Area, 2009; Map 2.3 Spatial Patterns of Manufacturing Employment in the Republic of Korea, 1960-2005; Extremely Poor Infrastructure, Low Level of Services, and Lack of Amenities; Box 2.2 Deconcentrating Manufacturing in Brazil and Indonesia; Figure 2.14 International Benchmarking of Infrastructure, Services, and Amenities in Dhaka City, 2010; Persistent, Albeit Declining, Regional Disparities in Welfare |
Benchmarking Bangladesh's Urban Features |
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Bangladesh seeks to attain middle-income status by 2021, the 50th anniversary of its independence. To accelerate growth enough to do so, Bangladesh needs to build a competitive urban space that is innovative, connected and livable. Bangladesh's urban areas have to take proactive measures to improve and sustain all three drivers of competitiveness - innovation, connectivity and livability. The results of a survey of 1,000 garment firms - conducted to provide a lens through which to investigate urban competitiveness - reveal that Dhaka City is the most productive location for garment firms in Ba |
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