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At the global level, sport is ruled by a set of organizations including giants such as the IOC (Olympics), FIFA (soccer), and the IAAF (athletics) as well as sporting minnows such as the World Armsport Federation (armwrestling). Many of these bodies have been surrounded by controversy during their histories, after having to adjust to the realities of commercial sport.This important book analyzes the evolution of modern sport, examining the ways in which sporting organisations have adapted over the years to accommodate changing environments. Themes covered in this impressive volume include:* sources of sports revenue* organising global sporting events such as the Rugby World Cup* differences and similarities between global sporting organisationsForster and Pope have created an important book, which seriously analyzes sports organizations from a political economy vantage point for the first time. Of interest to students and academics studying the economics of sport, the book is also written in a style that makes it accessible for those with a general interest as well as for global sporting bodies themselves.
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The Political Economy of Global Sporting Organisations At the global level, sport is ruled by a set of organisations including giants such as the IOC (Olympics), FIFA (soccer) and the IAAF (athletics) as well as sporting minnows such as the World Armsport Federation (arm wrestling). Many of these organisations have been surrounded by controversy during their histories, after having to adjust to the realities of commercial sport. This important book analyses the evolution of modern sport examining the ways in which sporting organisations have adapted over the years to accommodate changing environments. Themes covered in this impressive volume included: ● ● ● sources of sports revenue; organising global sporting events such as the Rugby World Cup; differences and similarities between global sporting organisations. Forster and Pope have created an important book that seriously analyses sports organisations from a political economy vantage point for the first time. Of interest to students and academics studying the economics of sport, the book is also written in a style that makes it accessible for those with a general interest, as well as for global sporting organisations themselves. John Forster is Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at the Griffith Business School, Australia. Nigel K.Ll. Pope is Associate Professor of Marketing at the Griffith Business School, Australia. Routledge frontiers of political economy 1 Equilibrium Versus Understanding Towards the rehumanization of economics within social theory Mark Addleson 2 Evolution, Order and Complexity Edited by Elias L. Khalil and Kenneth E. Boulding 3 Interactions in Political Economy Malvern after ten years Edited by Steven Pressman 4 The End of Economics Michael Perelman 5 Probability in Economics Omar F. Hamouda and Robin Rowley 6 Capital Controversy, Post Keynesian Economics and the History of Economics Essays in honour of Geoff Harcourt, volume one Edited by Philip Arestis, Gabriel Palma and Malcolm Sawyer 7 Markets, Unemployment and Economic Policy Essays in honour of Geoff Harcourt, volume two Edited by Philip Arestis, Gabriel Palma and Malcolm Sawyer 8 Social Economy The logic of capitalist development Clark Everling 9 New Keynesian Economics/Post Keynesian Alternatives Edited by Roy J. Rotheim 10 The Representative Agent in Macroeconomics James E. Hartley 11 Borderlands of Economics Essays in honour of Daniel R. Fusfeld Edited by Nahid Aslanbeigui and Young Back Choi 12 Value, Distribution and Capital Essays in honour of Pierangelo Garegnani Edited by Gary Mongiovi and Fabio Petri 13 The Economics of Science Methodology and epistemology as if economics really mattered James R. Wible 14 Competit