development -- Media, entertainment, and sport management -- What are teams worth? Team valuation -- Demand and the sport business …Redefining the sport business industry -- Ownership and the emergence of team sports -- Financial statements, revenues …, and costs -- Placemaking, sport venues & the fan experience -- Financing sport venues -- Teams, venues, and real estate …

classic but thoroughly updated introductory text is designed so students will understand sport management as a field of study …

This book offers a comparative perspective on the economics of sport and highlights both the similarities and … differences in the North American and European models of sport. It tackles policy issues, such as the organising, financing and … the impact of sport and sports events on local communities and the wider economy providing a useful contrast of methods …