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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814208703321

Autore

Szymanski Stefan <1960->

Titolo

National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / / Stefan Szymanski, Andrew Zimbalist

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-81313-X

9786610813131

0-8157-9764-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ZimbalistAndrew S

Disciplina

338.4/7796334

Soggetti

Professional sports - Economic aspects

Baseball - Economic aspects - United States

Soccer - Economic aspects

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. 217-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction, the fields of play -- The origins of baseball and soccer leagues -- How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't -- Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets -- Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't -- Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting -- Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance -- Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball.

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilites for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to develop meaningful reforms"--Provided by publisher.