How Long to Read The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities

How Long Does it Take to Read The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities by Wilbur C. Rich

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Rich and his contributing authors provide a political and economic analysis of sports stadium construction in the United States—the impact it has on the sports industry itself and on the host communities in which stadiums and arenas are built. The book brings together the research of leading academic analysts of sports in American society and gives a candid assessment of the claims and benefits the sports industry makes, in its continuing promotion of new stadium construction. Focusing on Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, New Orleans, Toledo and Phoenix, the authors examine the topic from the perspectives of history, politics, and economics—and in doing so they raise several questions about taxpayer and community protection issues. Specifically, what do communities really get out of these facilities? They point out that even as new and more expensive facilities are being built, Congress has not provided taxpayers and cities any real protection from the risks involved in stadium investment. Rich and his contributors examine how the pro-stadium coalitions mobilize and explain why stadium supporters manage to win most of their construction initiatives. In doing so, the contributors challenge the conventional wisdom that stadiums stimulate economic development and provide good jobs. On the contrary, they have not lived up to the promises owners made to their host communities. Neither have they generated high paying jobs nor have they met their operating costs. The book concludes with ways in which sports franchise owners can be held more accountable to their communities. The result is a powerful, well reasoned, skeptical but fair assessment of a growing phenomenon, and an important resource for professionals and academics in all fields of public policy administration and urban development and management.

How long is The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities?

The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities by Wilbur C. Rich is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities aloud.

What Reading Level is The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities?

The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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