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020 | _z0815782586 (cloth : alk. paper) | ||
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_aSzymanski, Stefan, _d1960- |
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_aNational pastime _h[electronic resource] : _bhow Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / _cStefan Szymanski, Andrew Zimbalist. |
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_aWashington, D.C. : _bBrookings Institution Press, _cc2005. |
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_axiv, 263 p. : _bill. |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | _aIntroduction, 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. | |
520 | _a"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. | ||
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_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2009. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
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_aProfessional sports _xEconomic aspects _vCross-cultural studies. |
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_aBaseball _xEconomic aspects _zUnited States. |
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_aSoccer _xEconomic aspects. |
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_aElectronic books. _2local |
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700 | 1 | _aZimbalist, Andrew S. | |
710 | 2 | _aebrary, Inc. | |
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_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10141082 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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