National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / Stefan Szyma...
National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / Stefan Szyma...
National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / Stefan Szymanski, Andrew Zimbalist.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
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N338.47796/ 9
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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 c...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"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.
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National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / Stefan Szymanski, Andrew Zimbalist.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index.
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N338.47796/ 9
Record Identifier
74VKdMVBQ0lg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdMVBQ0lg
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ISBN
0815782586 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815782582 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
338.47796334
MMS ID
991019878929702626
