| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 458 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 440-451) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Professional football: historical development and economic structure; 3 Competitive balance and uncertainty of outcome; 4 The labour and transfer markets; 5 The contribution of the football manager; 6 Managerial change and team performance; 7 The demand for football attendance; 8 Information transmission and efficiency: share prices and fixed-odds betting; 9 Professional football: current issues and future prospects; References; Index. |
| Summary |
An original economic analysis of professional football. Uses theoretical and empirical methods to consider role of owners, managers, players and spectators. Concludes with an extended discussion of key policy issues, including European super league proposals, contractual arrangements in the players' labour market, and football's evolving relationship with the broadcasting media. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Soccer -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain.
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Soccer -- Economic aspects. |
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Great Britain. |
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Soccer -- Great Britain -- Finance.
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Soccer. |
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Finance. |
| Indexed Term |
Samfundsvidenskab Økonomi. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Goddard, John A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dobson, Stephen. Economics of football. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521661587 (DLC) 2001018128 (OCoLC)45756070 |
| ISBN |
0511040628 (electronic book) |
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9780511040627 (electronic book) |
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0521661587 |
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9780521661584 |
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0511048777 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511048777 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511033532 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511033537 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511118066 (electronic book) |
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9780511118067 (electronic book) |
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