National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / Stefan Szymanski and Andrew Zimbalist.
2005
338.477963 S999n 2005
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Title
National pastime : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / Stefan Szymanski and Andrew Zimbalist.
Author
ISBN
0815782586 (cloth : alk. paper)
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
Language
English
Description
xii, 263 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
338.477963 S999n 2005
System Control No.
(OCoLC)57452466
Summary
"Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilites for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to develop meaningful reforms"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction, the fields of play
The origins of baseball and soccer leagues
How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't
Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets
Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't
Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting
Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance
Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball.
The origins of baseball and soccer leagues
How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't
Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets
Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't
Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting
Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance
Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball.
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