LEADER 03174oam 2200673I 450 001 9910799981903321 005 20230617004942.0 010 $a1-134-49815-2 010 $a1-134-49816-0 010 $a0-429-23400-7 010 $a0-203-59900-4 010 $a1-280-07794-8 010 $a9786610077946 010 $a0-203-50591-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203505915 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255129 035 $a(EBL)182279 035 $a(OCoLC)475895340 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000306327 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11241517 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306327 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10294918 035 $a(PQKB)10202734 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182279 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL182279 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10272878 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL7794 035 $a(OCoLC)1000430803 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255129 100 $a20180331d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe political economy of global sporting organisations /$fJohn Forster and Nigel K.Ll. Pope 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;$v61 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-45931-1 311 $a0-415-26773-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [161]-174) and index. 327 $aBook 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; Index 330 $aAt the global level, sport is ruled by a set of organizations including giants such as the IOC (Olympics), FIFA (soccer), and the IAAF (athletics) as well as sporting minnows such as the World Armsport Federation (armwrestling). Many of these bodies have been surrounded by controversy during their histories, after having to adjust to the realities of commercial sport.This important book analyzes the evolution of modern sport, examining the ways in which sporting organisations have adapted over the years to accommodate changing environments. Themes covered in this impressive volume include: 410 0$aRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;$v61. 606 $aSports administration$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aSports administration$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a338.4/7796 686 $a76.10$2bcl 700 $aForster$b John$f1946,$01588211 701 $aPope$b Nigel$01588212 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910799981903321 996 $aThe political economy of global sporting organisations$93877556 997 $aUNINA