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National pastime how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer /

"Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilites for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to develop meaningful reforms"--Provided...

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Main Author:	Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Zimbalist, Andrew S.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
Subjects:	Professional sports > Economic aspects > Cross-cultural studies. Baseball > Economic aspects > United States. Soccer > Economic aspects. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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