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Circus Maximus
The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup
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2020
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Beyond the headlines of the world's most beloved sporting events
Brazil hosted the 2016 men's World Cup at a cost of $15 billion to $20 billion, building large, new stadiums in cities that have little use for them anymore. The projected cost of Tokyo's 2020 Summer Olympic Games is estimated to be as high as $30 billion, much of it coming from the public trough. In the updated and expanded edition of his bestselling book, Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, Andrew Zimbalist tackles the claim that cities chosen to host these high-profile sporting events experience an economic windfall. In this new edition he looks at upcoming summer and winter Olympic games, discusses the recent Women's World Cup, and the upcoming men's tournament in Qatar.
Circus Maximus focuses on major cities, like London, Rio, and Barcelona, that have previously hosted these sporting events, to provide context for future host cities that will bear the weight of exploding expenses, corruption, and protests. Zimbalist offers a sobering and candid look at the Olympics and the World Cup from outside the echo chamber.
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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3861-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3862-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
backcover1
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Contents No access
Preface to the Third Edition No access
Preface to the Second Edition No access
Preface to the First Edition No access
What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup? No access Pages 1 - 8
Setting the Stage No access Pages 9 - 36
The Short-Run Economic Impact No access Pages 37 - 60
The Long-Run Economic Impact No access Pages 61 - 79
