National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer /

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-
Other Authors: Zimbalist, Andrew S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2005]
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Online Access:Table of contents
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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.
Physical Description:xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-243) and index.
ISBN:0815782586 (cloth : alk. paper)