03191nam 22006854a 450 991097139370332120251116173455.01-134-49815-21-134-49816-00-429-23400-70-203-59900-41-280-07794-897866100779460-203-50591-310.4324/9780203505915 (CKB)1000000000255129(EBL)182279(OCoLC)475895340(SSID)ssj0000306327(PQKBManifestationID)11241517(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306327(PQKBWorkID)10294918(PQKB)10202734(MiAaPQ)EBC182279(Au-PeEL)EBL182279(CaPaEBR)ebr10272878(CaONFJC)MIL7794(OCoLC)1000430803(EXLCZ)99100000000025512920040116d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe political economy of global sporting organisations /John Forster and Nigel K.Ll. Pope1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20041 online resource (203 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy ;61Description based upon print version of record.0-415-45931-1 0-415-26773-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-174) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Global sports organisations: ringmasters or alphabet boys?; A product of history: the creation and evolution of GSOs; The economic approach to sport; Sources of sport revenue; Going for gold: global sports events; Architectures of control: structure and process in the GSOs; For the good of the game: GSO opacity as public interest organisations; Getting on with the neighbours: the external relationships of GSOs; Yielding place to the new; Postscript; Appendix; Bibliography; IndexAt the global level, sport is ruled by a set of organizations including giants such as the IOC (Olympics), FIFA (soccer), and the IAAF (athletics) as well as sporting minnows such as the World Armsport Federation (armwrestling). Many of these bodies have been surrounded by controversy during their histories, after having to adjust to the realities of commercial sport.This important book analyzes the evolution of modern sport, examining the ways in which sporting organisations have adapted over the years to accommodate changing environments. Themes covered in this impressive volume include:Routledge frontiers of political economy ;61.Sports administrationEconomic aspectsSports administrationEconomic aspects.338.4/779676.10bclForster John1946-1876994Pope Nigel1876995MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971393703321The political economy of global sporting organisations4488954UNINA