The Political Economy of Global Sporting Organisations

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ISBN: 9780415459310 | 0415459311
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Copyright: 1/15/2008

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This important book analyzes the evolution of modern sport, examining the ways in which sporting organisations have adapted over the years to accommodate changing environments, from representatives of fringe sports to giants such as the IOC or FIFA.

List of figures	p. xii
Global sports organisations: ringmasters or alphabet boys?	p. 1
Sport: a commodity without weight	p. 1
The GSOs	p. 4
Global civil society	p. 8
Outline of the book	p. 11
A product of history: the creation and evolution of GSOs	p. 15
The GSOs in context	p. 15
Genesis: the beginnings of modern sport	p. 17
Becoming global: early stages of international sport	p. 22
Species of GSOs	p. 25
GSOs: functions, roles and contradictions	p. 27
Conclusion: the third role of the GSOs	p. 29
The economic approach to sport	p. 31
Sport economics: an overview	p. 31
A critique of sport economics	p. 40
Sources of sport revenue	p. 43
Sport as a marketing phenomenon	p. 43
Ticket sales, concessions and merchandising	p. 46
Sport and the media	p. 47
Going for gold: global sports events	p. 57
Off-field rivalries	p. 59
Looking good on TV: the proposed benefits of global hallmark events	p. 62
The 1999 Rugby World Cup	p. 64
The 2000 Sydney Olympics	p. 67
And then there was one: Bernie Ecclestone and modern F1	p. 69
Commentary	p. 74
Architectures of control: structure and process in the GSOs	p. 79
Examining decisions	p. 79
Understanding the organisations	p. 81
Formal structures and memberships	p. 83
There is plenty of room: conclusions	p. 100
For the good of the game: GSO opacity as public interest organisations	p. 101
Ends and means	p. 102
Principals, agents, stakeholders and members	p. 106
Full circle: individuals and internal processes	p. 111
Conclusions	p. 114
Getting on with the neighbours: the external relationships of GSOs	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
A place in society (1): GSOs as INGOs	p. 115
The democratic family: representativeness of GSOs	p. 117
Distant cousins: GSO relations with sports organisations	p. 118
A place in society (2): relations with states and governments	p. 124
Close relatives: the case of EC, FIFA, UEFA and the governance of (European) football	p. 126
Conclusions	p. 134
Yielding place to the new	p. 135
Time future in time present and past	p. 135
What is a sport?	p. 136
The future past: cockfighting and boxing	p. 139
The future present: computers, Xtreme games and robots	p. 142
Back to the future	p. 147
Postscript	p. 149
Appendix	p. 157
Bibliography	p. 161
Index	p. 175
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