02329nam a2200361Ia 4500 ebr10141082 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050114s2005 dcua sb 001 0 eng d 2005001160 0815782608 0815782586 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)567895820 GV716 .S99 2005eb 338.4/7796334 22 Szymanski, Stefan, 1960- National pastime [electronic resource] : how Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / Stefan Szymanski, Andrew Zimbalist. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005. xiv, 263 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index. Introduction, the fields of play -- The origins of baseball and soccer leagues -- How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't -- Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets -- Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't -- Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting -- Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance -- Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball. "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 by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Professional sports Economic aspects Cross-cultural studies. Baseball Economic aspects United States. Soccer Economic aspects. Electronic books. local Zimbalist, Andrew S. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10141082 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 186729 186729