Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry [Paperback]

Preface
1. Introduction: Perspectives on the Sports Industry Toward the Second Decade of the Twenty-First Century
2. Dollar Dilemmas during the Downturn: A Financial Crossroads for College Sports
3. The BCS, Antitrust, and Public Policy
4. Gender Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics: Economic Considerations and Possible Fixes
5. Reflections on Salary Shares and Salary Caps
6. Facility Finance: Measurement, Trends, and Analysis
7. Going for Gold: The Financing and Economic Impact of the Olympic Games
8. Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Antidoping Policy in Major League Baseball: Experience, Incentives, and Challenges
Notes
Index

Andrew Zimbalist is Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College. He is the author or editor of nineteen previous books, including The Bottom Line: Observations and Arguments on the Sports Business (Temple) and In the Best Interest of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig. He is a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Sports Economics, and has consulted extensively in the sports industry for players associations, leagues, cities, and owners.

In Circling the Bases, leading sports economist Andrew Zimbalist continues his discussion and analysis of the major issues and challenges confronting the sports industry in the second decade of the 21st century. Presenting a general overview of the sports business at both the college and professional levels, this volume places concerns such as the antitrust status of sports leagues, the stalled progress of gender equity in college sports, and the control of Performance Elƒ#