Numbers and Narratives: Sport, History and Economics

by Wray Vamplew

Book Overview

This volume argues for a more quantitative, economic and theoretical approach to sports history. The author notes that sport can have peculiar economics as in no other industry do rival businesses have to cooperate to produce a sellable output. He also demonstrates, via a case study of early gate-money football in Scotland, that sports producers were not always seeking profits, and often put winning games and trophies ahead of making money. Another...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036714235X
• ISBN13: 9780367142353
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.7"