economy

Jørgen Delman presents the history of China's modern development on its way from being a developing country to an economically strong nation in relation to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[more]

Rafael Maranhao speaks at Play the Game 2005 about corruption and money laundering in Brazilian football. He exemplifies with  the Corinthians/MSI contract which involves Kia Joorabchian and Alberto Dualib. Evidence in the case...[more]

The popular perception is that the same clubs from each country compete every year as cash from the Champions League fuels greater domination of domestic European competitions by a handful of clubs. Yet research shows this is not...[more]

In Latin America, we can observe, in which direction club sport and physical education may develop if neither the economic nor the political system or the population are able to transfer resources to the sport system. The...[more]

In 1995 the European Court of Justice ruled in the Bosman case that the player transfer system and restrictions on the maximum number of foreign players on teams were illegal violations of the Treaty of Rome.[more]

Relationships between sport and money are longstanding and necessary: this cannot be concealed in the light of a Coubertanian ideal that is often poorly understood.[more]

For the Olympic games at Atlanta in 1996 the total number of writing press and photographers was 5,000. Yes, 5,000... Plus no less than another 10,000 radio and television accredited representatives.[more]

The first part of the paper is based on a research on the economic importance of sport in Europe. The second part dwells upon the restructuring of sport finance which can be observed in several European countries.[more]

Based on a study of the economic impact of hosting professional sports teams in 37 US cities, the authors conclude that professional sports generally have little, if any, positive effect on a city's economy.[more]