Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports
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Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports

How the Major Leagues Respond to Market Conditions

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports

How the Major Leagues Respond to Market Conditions

About this book

In the business of professional league sports, market conditions are the key determinate of the financial success or failure of a team. In the last few years, major league sports has experienced both growth into new markets and relocations of existing teams. Owners and the leagues use demographics, economic data, and governmental support to decide on where and when to expand and relocate. This book examines the sports business from 1950 through 2000. Historical demographic, economic, and team-related data provide the context. The authors apply metropolitan area statistics such as population growth and income, game attendance, and estimated market values to examine the business decisions made by individual teams in professional baseball, football, and basketball. The book looks at specific teams in terms of their long-term viability as a franchise and ranks their performances in economic and business terms. It also examines the related issues of taxpayer subsidies for new venues and the economic impact of professional sports on cities and regions. The book is a fascinating and comprehensive look at the business of sports and its place in American society, business, and economics.

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Yes, you can access Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports by Frank P. Jozsa,John J. Guthrie Jr. in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Government & Business. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
1999
Print ISBN
9781567201932
eBook ISBN
9780313371509

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 Franchise Relocation, 1950 to 1977
  8. Chapter 2 Expansion Teams, 1950 to 1977
  9. Chapter 3 Franchise Relocation since 1977
  10. Chapter 4 Expansion Teams since 1977
  11. Chapter 5 Professional Teams Ranked by Sport
  12. Chapter 6 Alternative Leagues and Sports Facilities
  13. Conclusion
  14. Selected Bibliography
  15. Index