Andrew Zimbalist earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has been in the economics department at Smith College since 1974 and has been a visiting professor at Doshisha University, the University of Geneva, and Hamburg University. Zimbalist has consulted in Latin America for the United Nations Development Program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and numerous companies. He has consulted in the sports industry for players' associations, cities, companies, teams, and leagues, and has published twenty-five books.

• Contents:Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition1. What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?2. Setting the Stage3. The Short-Run Economic Impact4. The Long-Run Economic Impact5. Barcelona and Sochi6. Rio-Brazil and London7. Bread or Circuses?PostscriptNotesIndex

Andrew Zimbalist earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has been in the economics department at Smith College since 1974 and has been a visiting professor at Doshisha University, the University of Geneva, and Hamburg University. Zimbalist has consulted in Latin America for the United Nations Development Program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and numerous companies. He has consulted in the sports industry for players' associations, cities, companies, teams, and leagues, and has published twenty-five books.

• Contents:Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition1. What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?2. Setting the Stage3. The Short-Run Economic Impact4. The Long-Run Economic Impact5. Barcelona and Sochi6. Rio-Brazil and London7. Bread or Circuses?PostscriptNotesIndex

Andrew Zimbalist earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has been in the economics department at Smith College since 1974 and has been a visiting professor at Doshisha University, the University of Geneva, and Hamburg University. Zimbalist has consulted in Latin America for the United Nations Development Program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and numerous companies. He has consulted in the sports industry for players' associations, cities, companies, teams, and leagues, and has published twenty-five books.

• Contents:Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition1. What's Wrong with the Olympics and the World Cup?2. Setting the Stage3. The Short-Run Economic Impact4. The Long-Run Economic Impact5. Barcelona and Sochi6. Rio-Brazil and London7. Bread or Circuses?PostscriptNotesIndex