{"product_id":"public-dollars-private-stadiums-the-battle-over-building-sports-stadiums-9780813533438","title":"Public Dollars Private Stadiums The Battle over Building Sports Stadiums","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn account of recent battles over publicly financed stadiums in some of America's largest cities. Interviews with the key decision makers present a behind-the-scenes look at how and why powerful individuals and organisations foist these sports palaces on increasingly unreceptive communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePublic Dollars, Private Stadiums\u003c\/i\u003e helps us understand the political processes involved in using public money for new sports stadiums. It is a must read for anyone interested in this important new issue.\" -- Richard E. Lapchick * Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is readable and smart . . . Kevin Delaney and Rick Eckstein show how conflicts over sports subsidies are emblematic of the kinds of power relationships that prevail in each community.\" -- Lee Clarke * author of Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster *\u003cbr\u003e\"Every time you hear a politician or millionaire sports mogul start to promote the benefits of building a brand-spanking new stadium, your immediate reaction, as a taxpayer, should be to watch your wallet. This revealing, dead-on investigation of the modern-day sports stadium boondoggle and its often-devastating impact on American cities is an essential read for anyone, sports fan or not, who wants to avoid getting fleeced.\u003cbr\u003e\" -- Steve Lopez, * Los Angeles Times columnist *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePublic Dollars, Private Stadiums\u003c\/i\u003e helps us understand the political processes involved in using public money for new sports stadiums. It is a must read for anyone interested in this important new issue.\" -- Richard E. Lapchick * Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is readable and smart . . . Kevin Delaney and Rick Eckstein show how conflicts over sports subsidies are emblematic of the kinds of power relationships that prevail in each community.\" -- Lee Clarke * author of Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster *\u003cbr\u003e\"Every time you hear a politician or millionaire sports mogul start to promote the benefits of building a brand-spanking new stadium, your immediate reaction, as a taxpayer, should be to watch your wallet. This revealing, dead-on investigation of the modern-day sports stadium boondoggle and its often-devastating impact on American cities is an essential read for anyone, sports fan or not, who wants to avoid getting fleeced.\u003cbr\u003e\" -- Steve Lopez, * Los Angeles Times columnist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Local Growth Coalitions and Publicly Funded Stadiums\u003cbr\u003e 2. Strategies for Building Private Stadiums with Public Dollars\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cincinnati: Queen City of Local Growth Coalitions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Cleveland: The Comeback Growth Coalition\u003cbr\u003e 5. Minneapolis and Hartford: Declining Local Growth Coalitions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Denver, Phoenix, and San Diego: Nascent Growth Coalitions on the Frontier\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia: Strong versus Weak Local Growth Coalitions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Public Dollars, Private Stadiums, and Democracy\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Methodology\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"MW - Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768151966039,"sku":"9780813533438","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/public-dollars-private-stadiums-the-battle-over-building-sports-stadiums-9780813533438","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}