TY  - BOOK
AU  - Szymanski,Stefan
AU  - Zimbalist,Andrew S.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - National pastime: how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer 
AV  - GV716 .S99 2005eb
U1  - 338.4/7796334 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Professional sports
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Baseball
KW  - United States
KW  - Soccer
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index; Introduction, the fields of play -- The origins of baseball and soccer leagues -- How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't -- Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets -- Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't -- Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting -- Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance -- Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilites for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to develop meaningful reforms"--Provided by publisher
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