Download or read book The Political Economy of Sport written by J. Nauright and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport studies has become one of the largest and fastest growing international industries. This collection of essays from a range of international contributors analyzes all aspects of the political economy of this industry, including media sports production, urban growth politics and capital accumulation and the economic effects of Olympism.