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Record Nr.

UNINA9910653494503321

Autore

Gratton Chris <1948->

Titolo

Economics of sport and recreation / / Chris Gratton and Peter Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : E & FN Spon, 2000

ISBN

1-135-82489-4

1-135-82490-8

1-280-40481-7

0-203-47483-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TaylorPeter <1949->

GrattonChris <1948->

Disciplina

338.4/7796

790

Soggetti

Leisure - Economic aspects

Recreation - Economic aspects

Sports - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Sports and recreation. 1985.

This book started out as a second edition of our Sport and recreation: an economic analysis ... however this book contains very little of the earlier book. The change in title ... is a recognition that this is essentially a new book, although it will replace the 1985 edition--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Sport and economics; The economic importance of sport; Demand; The demand for leisure time; The demand for sport: theory; The demand for sport: evidence; Supply; Government and sport; The voluntary sector and sport; The commercial sector and sport; Contemporary issues in the economics of sport; Sports sponsorship; Major sports events; Professional team sports; Sport and broadcasting; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Economics of Sport and Recreation provides a much needed and up-to-date analysis of sport's contribution to the global economy. This new edition covers all aspects of the economics of sport and recreation but gives prominence to the staggering rise of the commercial sector over the last decade. Special attention is paid to the economics of the



sports goods industry, the economics of sports sponsorship, the economics of major sports events, the economics of professional team sports, and the economic relationship between sport and broadcasting.In the first edition of this book p