Rio 2016: Olympic Myths and Hard Realities
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (749 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XKWVPJY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 462 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has published 26 books, most recently Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup and Unwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports and How to Fix It (with Gerald Gurney and Donna Lopiano.). Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and a noted sports economist and sports industry consultant. Andrew Zimbalist is the Robert A
Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and a noted sports economist and sports industry consultant. About the AuthorAndrew Zimbalist is the Robert A. He has published 26 books, most recently Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup and Unwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports and How to Fix It (with Gerald Gurney and Donna Lopiano.)
At the other end of the economic spectrum, some 77,000 residents of Rio's poorest neighborhoods—the favelas—were evicted and forced to move, in many cases as far as 20 or 30 miles to the west. A clear-eyed, critical examination of the social, political, and economic costs of hosting the 2016 summer OlympicsThe selection of Rio de Janeiro as the site of the summer 2016 Olympic Games set off jubilant celebrations in Brazil—and created enormous expectations for economic development and the advancement of Brazil as a major player on the world stage. Corruption scandals trimmed the fat profits that many local real estate developers had envisioned, and the local government was driven into bankruptcy. Hosting the games ultimately cost Brazil $20 billion, with little positive to show for the investment.Rio 2016 assembles the views of leading experts on Brazil