The Economics of Intercollegiate Sports
eBook - PDF

The Economics of Intercollegiate Sports

  1. 564 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Economics of Intercollegiate Sports

About this book

Does the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) exploit student athletes? Should athletes be paid? Does Title IX unfairly discriminate against men's sports? Are the salaries of head coaches excessive? Why is there so much cheating in college sports? Should the sports department be subsidized by the university? Why do universities place so much emphasis on athletics?

The above are just some of the questions raised in this sports economics textbook specially designed to teach undergraduate students about the college sports industry. The book focuses on the unique cartel structure of the NCAA and its member institutions to shed light on the labor market for college athletes and coaches; the tension between athletics and academics; the finance of athletic departments; the role of the media and commercialization of college sports; race, gender, and legal issues; and the desirability and plausibility of reform.

The book reinforces the economic analysis with a variety of examples of recent events and can be used as either a primary or secondary text.

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Yes, you can access The Economics of Intercollegiate Sports by Randy R Grant, John Leadley;Zenon Zygmont;; in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Economic Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
2008
eBook ISBN
9789813101807

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 The History of Intercollegiate Athletics and the NCAA
  5. 2 Cartels in College Sports
  6. 3 The Labor Market for College Athletes
  7. 4 Athletics and Academics
  8. 5 The Labor Market for College Coaches
  9. 6 The Athletic Department and the University
  10. 7 The Media and Intercollegiate Sports
  11. 8 Race and Gender Issues in Intercollegiate Sports
  12. 9 Reforming College Sports
  13. Selected Bibliography
  14. Selected Web Sites
  15. Subject Index
  16. Name Index