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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463044603321

Autore

Long Judith Grant

Titolo

Public/private partnerships for major league sports facilities / / Judith Grant Long

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-07727-X

1-283-84664-0

1-135-13062-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in sport business and management ; ; 2

Disciplina

338.47/796068

Soggetti

Sports facilities - Economic aspects

Sports facilities - Management

Sports and state

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Public/Private Partnerships for Major League Sports Facilities; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Cotents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction: Cities, Sports Facilities, and Public/Private Partnerships; 2 Moving Towards Partnership: Public Participation in Financing Major League Sports Facilities, 1900-2010; 3 Full Count: A Model for Estimating Public Costs in Sports Facility Deals; 4 Uncounted Costs and Unequal Partnerships: The Real Cost of Public Funding for Major League Sports Facilities

5 A League of Their Own: Public Participation in Sports Facility Deals across MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS6 Who's on First? The Changing Composition of Partners and Funding Sources in Major League Sports Facility Deals; 7 Making Better Deals: Learning from Public/Private Partnerships for Major League Sports Facilities; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This volume takes readers inside the high-stakes game of public-private partnerships for major league sports facilities, explaining why some cities made better deals than others, assessing the best practices and common pitfalls in deal structuring and facility leases, as well as



highlighting important differences across markets, leagues, facility types, public actors, subsidy delivery mechanisms, and urban development aspirations. It concludes with speculations about the next round of facility replacement amidst rapid changes in broadcast technology, shrinking domestic audiences, and the globalization of sport"--