What economic rules govern sports? How does the sports business differ from other businesses? Playbooks and Checkbooks takes a fascinating step-by-step look at the fundamental economic relationships shaping modern sports. Focusing on the ways that the sports business does and does not overlap...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Understanding economics through the history of sport / John Wilson -- 2. From recreational sports clubs to sports businesses: Bradford and Queen's Park football clubs 1860s-1914 / John Dewhirst and Wray Vamplew -- 3. Home ground advantage: The determinants of sharing...

The development of sports economics has exploded in recent years, and this well-researched and relevant book explores some of the most critical themes. Contemporary Issues in Sports Economics examines topics that have previously received little attention in the literature, such as the...

This comprehensive Handbook provides a survey of all the major research areas in sports economics written by almost all of the active researchers in this field. It offers not only an accessible insight into the major findings of the literature but also presents some of the world's principal...

Die international typischen Wettbewerbsformate im Individualsport sind Einzelwettkämpfe und -wettkampfserien. Dennoch besteht in Deutschland eine Vielfalt an Ligen auch in Individualsportarten. Timo Zimmermann untersucht erstmals dieses Phänomen und entwickelt ein Anreiz-Beitrags-Modell zu...

Pascal C. van Overloop stellt ein Modell zur Erklärung der Internationalisierung professioneller Fußballclubs vor, bei dem er im Gegensatz zu bisherigen Ansätzen eine ganzheitliche, strategische Perspektive wählt und daher auch langfristige Entwicklungen sowie behavioristische Faktoren...

pt. 1. Theoretical perspectives and methodologies -- pt. 2. Globalisation, governance, partnerships and networks in sport policy -- pt. 3. Elite sports policies -- pt. 4. Development, sport and joint policy agendas -- pt. 5. Social theory and sports policy.