The global economics of sport

• Main Author: Gratton, Chris, 1948- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2012
• Edition: 1st pub.
• Subjects: sport; ekonomika sportu; globalizace; sports; sports economics; globalization; studie; studies
• ISBN: 9780415586184; 978-0-415-58619-1; 978-0-203-80724-8
• Physical Description: vii, 128 s. : il. ; 24 cm

"Sport has become a global business. There is no corner of the Earth that isn't reached by coverage of global sporting mega-events such as the Olympics or the World Cup, events managed by international governing bodies such as the IOC and FIFA that operate like major international business...