Olympic bids in the past -- An analytical-hermeneutic methodology -- Referenda in political science and sport governance -- Analysis and discussion of the issue -- Limitations of the work -- Final conclusion -- Implications and further outlook -- References.

The paper tries to shed some light on the problems of centralization and decentralization within an economic union and the federal member states. Integration and decentralization are not opposite policy strategies but both meaningful if the single public goods and services supplies are analyzed...