Economics of sport and recreation / Chris Gratton and Peter Taylor.
By: Gratton, Chris [author.]
.
Contributor(s): Taylor, Peter [author.].
Material type: 
BookPublisher: London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Description: vi, 234 pages : illustrations, graphs, tables ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0419189602 (paperback); 9780419189602 (paperback).Subject(s): Leisure -- Economic aspects | Recreation -- Economic aspects | Sports -- Economic aspectsDDC classification: 338.47796 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 338.47796 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00180039 |
Browsing MTU Bishopstown Library shelves, Shelving location: Lending Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 338.4779 Understanding the leisure and sport industry / | 338.4779 Understanding the leisure and sport industry / | 338.4779 Private and commercial recreation / | 338.47796 Economics of sport and recreation / | 338.47796044 The economics of professional team sports / | 338.477960973 Cram101 textbook outline to accompany Sports economics / | 338.4791 Market research in travel and tourism / |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Economics of Sport and Recreation provides a much needed and up-to-date analysis of sport's contribution to the global economy. This new edition covers all aspects of the economics of sport and recreation but gives prominence to the staggering rise of the commercial sector over the last decade. Special attention is paid to the economics of the sports goods industry, the economics of sports sponsorship, the economics of major sports events, the economics of professional team sports, and the economic relationship between sport and broadcasting.
In the first edition of this book published in 1985, the emphasis was on the government and voluntary sectors as the lead sectors in the sports market. As we enter the next millennium, it is the commercial sector that is the lead sector in the sports market and this is reflected in the content and structure of the new book.
Aimed specifically at students engaged in the study of sport and its interaction with the economy, this book will be an invaluable resource.
Bibliography: (pages 223-231) and index.
Part I: Introduction -- Sport and economics -- The economic importance of sport -- Part II: Demand -- The demand for leisure time -- The demand for sport: theory -- The demand for sport: evidence -- Part III: Supply -- Government and sport -- The voluntary sector and sport -- The commercial sector and sport -- Part IV: Contemporary issues in the economics of sport -- Sports sponsorship -- Major sports events -- Professional team sports -- Sport and broadcasting.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. xiii)
- Part I Introduction (p. 1)
- 1 Sport and economics (p. 3)
- 2 The economic importance of sport (p. 14)
- Part II Demand (p. 31)
- 3 The demand for leisure time (p. 33)
- 4 The demand for sport: theory (p. 48)
- 5 The demand for sport: evidence (p. 65)
- Part III Supply (p. 97)
- 6 Government and sport (p. 99)
- 7 The voluntary sector and sport (p. 125)
- 8 The commercial sector and sport (p. 142)
- Part IV Contemporary issues in the economics of sport (p. 161)
- 9 Sports sponsorship (p. 163)
- 10 Major sports events (p. 179)
- 11 Professional team sports (p. 193)
- 12 Sport and broadcasting (p. 211)
- Bibliography (p. 223)
- Index (p. 232)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Peter Taylor was the author of eight story collections and three novels, including A Summons to Memphis, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.He died in 1994.
(Bowker Author Biography)