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UNINA9910777334703321 |
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Autore |
Dobson Stephen |
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Titolo |
The economics of football / / Stephen Dobson, John Goddard |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-11821-2 |
1-280-15455-1 |
0-511-11806-6 |
0-511-04062-8 |
0-511-15431-3 |
0-511-30365-3 |
0-511-49322-3 |
0-511-04877-7 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 458 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soccer - Economic aspects - Great Britain |
Soccer - Great Britain - Finance |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 440-451) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Professional football: historical development and economic structure; 3 Competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome; 4 The labour and transfer markets; 5 The contribution of the football manager; 6 Managerial change and team performance; 7 The demand for football attendance; 8 Information transmission and efficiency: share prices and fixed-odds betting; 9 Professional football: current issues and future prospects; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book presents a detailed economic analysis of professional football at club level, using a combination of economic reasoning and statistical and econometric analysis. Most of the original empirical research reported in the book is based on English club football. A wide range of international comparisons help emphasize both the broader relevance as well as the unique characteristics of the English |
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