{"product_id":"circling-the-bases-andrew-zimbalist-9781439902820","title":"Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCircling the Bases\u003c\/i\u003e, leading sports economist Andrew Zimbalist continues his discussion and analysis of the major issues and challenges confronting the sports industry in the second decade of the 21st century. Presenting a general overview of the sports business at both the college and professional levels, this volume places concerns such as the antitrust status of sports leagues, the stalled progress of gender equity in college sports, and the control of Performance Enhancing Drugs in historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZimbalist also provides a deeper understanding of how sports have fared and changed with the sharpening financial crisis and 2009 economic downturn-from the morphing role of salary caps and revenue distribution and the rapid escalation of college coaches' compensation to the financing of sports facilities and the economic impact of hosting the Olympic Games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCircling the Bases\u003c\/i\u003e, Zimbalist continues to show how the business of sports is evolving and how the sports industry is becoming more closely linked with the corporate sector and thus more vulnerable to the vicissitudes of the U.S. and world economies. Zimbalist deftly shows how sports are facing the uncertainties of the future and what the implications are for sports fans, players, owners, and leagues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Zimbalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439902828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439902820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011","brand":"Andrew Zimbalist","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439155556607,"sku":"9781439902820","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75b2bd1f-248f-4f54-b259-5def34990def.jpg?v=1777175804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/circling-the-bases-andrew-zimbalist-9781439902820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}