{"product_id":"sports-agents-and-labour-markets-giambattista-rossi-9780815394778","title":"Sports Agents and Labour Markets: Evidence from World Football","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sports agent has become a highly significant figure in contemporary sport business. The role of the agent is essential to our understanding of labour markets and labour relations in an increasingly globalised sports industry. Drawing on extensive empirical research into football around the world, this book explains what agents do, how their role has changed, and why this is important for future sport business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering analysis from economic, legal, social and historical perspectives, the book explores key topics such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history of sports agents including the emergence of the modern agent in US sport \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003etypologies and demographic profiles of agents in football \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003evaluations and organisational analysis of leading European agents and agencies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003erelations between agents and clubs \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003efuture directions for research into sports agents. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the major European leagues, this book goes further than any other in illuminating an important but under-researched aspect of contemporary sport business. It is a valuable resource for any student, researcher or policy-maker with an interest in sport business, sport management, sport policy, the economics of sport or labour economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giambattista Rossi, Anna Semens, Jean Francois Brocard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815394772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815394778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Giambattista Rossi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721273168127,"sku":"9780815394778","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2289fff-ab6f-4151-a6bb-21833a7cf1cc.jpg?v=1742752370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-agents-and-labour-markets-giambattista-rossi-9780815394778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}