Overview :A clear-eyed, critical examination of the social, political, and economic costs of hosting the 2016 summer Olympics The selection of Rio de ... Read More
Overview :The business of baseball stands in sharp contrast to the game's wholesome image as America's favorite pastime. Major league baseball is a de... Read More
Overview :Big-time college sports embodies the ideals of amateurism and provides an important complement to university education. Or so its apologists... Read More
Overview :A savvy analysis of the game's financial problems (Los Angeles Times), now updated throughout and featuring a new chapter on recent controve... Read More
Overview :Beyond the headlines of the world's most beloved sporting eventsBrazil hosted the 2016 men's World Cup at a cost of $15 billion to $20 billi... Read More
Overview :This is a collection of more than 100 essays written between 1998 and 2006 on the sports industry by one of the nation's leading sports econ... Read More
Overview :Intercollegiate athletics is under assault from all sides. Its economic model is yielding increasing and unsustainable deficits and widening... Read More
Overview :In the Best Interests of Baseball? is a thoughtful, balanced look at the impact of the ninth commissioner of baseball, Bud Selig, on the spo... Read More