Major league losers : the real cost of sports and who's paying for it
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- ISBN: 046508317X
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xiii, 513 pages : illustrations - Edition 1st ed. --
- Publisher New York : BasicBooks, [1997]
- Copyright ©1997
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC $39.00 |
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Major League Losers : The Real Cost of Sports and Who's Paying for It
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Table of Contents
Major League Losers : The Real Cost of Sports and Who's Paying for It
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. ix | |
| 1 | Introduction | p. 1 |
| 2 | Why Are Sports So Important to So Many People? | p. 33 |
| 3 | The Courts, Congress, and Development of the Sports Welfare System | p. 73 |
| 4 | What Do Teams Really Mean for Cities? | p. 129 |
| 5 | Indianapolis's and Cleveland's Efforts to Change Their Images and Downtown Areas | p. 171 |
| 6 | Cities, Sports, and Imagery Mark S. Rosentraub and Donald Phares and Robert Whelan | p. 215 |
| 7 | Fights within the Family: Suburbs and Center Cities in a Battle for the Intangible Benefits from Sports Sam Nunn and Mark S. Rosentraub | p. 257 |
| 8 | Can Small Regions Afford Professional Sports? Who Is Responsible for the Viability of Samll-Market Teams? | p. 289 |
| 9 | Ending the Great Sports Welfare System | p. 317 |
| References | p. 339 | |
| Index | p. 353 |
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