This collection of eight articles on the economics of sports showcases current scholarship on the socio-economic impacts of professional sports on participants, consumers and localities. The
work is divided into sections covering the social impacts of sports and the economics of professional sports team businesses and individual papers discuss such topics as spectatorship and media
coverage, crime and sports event participation, sport financing and European governments, the role of sports betting and the relationship between winning and consumer demand. The work includes
numerous charts and graphs. Contributors include academics from a variety of primarily European universities. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
