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Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimbalist, Andrew S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Hosting of sporting events > Economic aspects.
Olympics > Economic aspects.
Soccer > Economic aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • What's wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup
  • Setting the stage
  • The short-run economic impact
  • The long-run economic impact
  • Barcelona and Sochi
  • Rio-Brazil and London
  • Bread or circuses?