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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783815903321

Autore

Downward Paul <1964, >

Titolo

The economics of professional team sports / / Paul Downward and Alistair Dawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-61848-4

0-429-23240-3

1-280-31758-2

0-203-46024-3

1-134-61849-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DawsonAlistair <1940->

Disciplina

338.4/7796044/0973

Soggetti

Sports teams - Economic aspects - United States - 20th century

Professional sports - Economic aspects - United States - History - 20th century

Sports teams - Economic aspects - Great Britain - 20th century

Professional sports - Economic aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century

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 (p. [239]-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The market, industry and firm in professional team sports; The market structure of professional team sports leagues: general themes; The market structure of professional team sports leagues: the firm in professional team sports; Cross-subsidisation in professional team sports leagues; The demand for professional team sports; Theoretical and empirical issues; Traditional findings and new developments; The uncertainty of outcome hypothesis: theoretical and empirical issues

Broadcast demand and the impact of televisionThe labour market in professional team sports; The traditional view: theory and evidence; Recent developments: theory and evidence; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This book is unique in offering the first truly rigorous application of



economic principles to the subject of professional team sports.