Title Circus maximus : the economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup / Andrew Zimbalist.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2015]
	©2015

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 174 pages)
	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-163) and index.
Contents	What's wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup -- Setting the stage -- Short-run economic impact -- Long-run economic impact -- Barcelona and Sochi -- Rio-Brazil and London -- Bread or circuses?
Summary	Examines the impact of hosting major sporting events, including the World Cup and the Olympics, looking at the hollow claims given by private industry boosters and government supporters who promise an economic boon that never arrives.
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Subject	World Cup (Soccer) -- Economic aspects.
	World Cup (Soccer)
	Hosting of sporting events -- Economic aspects.
	Hosting of sporting events.
	Olympics -- Economic aspects.
	Olympics -- Economic aspects.
	Soccer -- Economic aspects.
	Soccer -- Economic aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Zimbalist, Andrew S. Circus maximus. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2015] 9780815726517 (DLC) 2014038606 (OCoLC)891619201
ISBN	9780815726524 (electronic book)
	081572652X (electronic book)
	9780815726517 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
	0815726511 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)