Playing for Dollars : Labor Relations and the Sports Business Hardback
by Paul D. Staudohar
Hardback
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Fans of professional sports have been forced to pay attention to labor relations in the last five years.
The 1994—1995 season reminded baseball enthusiasts that a player's strike can mean something more than a swing and a miss, and the fans of other sports have experienced similar frustrations.
In Playing for Dollars, Paul D. Staudohar analyzes the business dimension of sports with a timely assessment of the interactions among labor, management, and government in baseball, football, basketball, and hockey.
Author of The Sports Industry and Collective Bargaining, an earlier version of the current volume, Staudohar describes the mechanics of contract and salary negotiations, including the pivotal issue of free agency.
He explains how unions became established in sports, how the balance of power shifted between owners and players, and how the salaries of stars escalated.
He investigates the gambling controversies and changing drug policies that have sometimes alienated fans and comments, as well, on the impact AIDS has had on professional sports.
Sports events are media events and Staudohar takes a look at the effects of television contracts and international expansion.
He also considers the future of team sports, discussing league expansion, prospects for growth, and the issue of franchise relocation.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:06/06/1996
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- ISBN:9780801432804
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:06/06/1996
- Category:
- ISBN:9780801432804
