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Key Phrases: community collective conscience, stadium advocates, securing public dollars, San Diego, Coors Field, Hamilton County (more...)
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"This book helps us understand the political processes involved in using public money for new sports stadiums. It looks at political maneuvering in different cities and gives us a guide to either save our teams or make a decision that perhaps the money is not merited to keep the team in our hometown. It is a must read for anyone interested in this important new issue."


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An account of recent battles over publicly financed stadiums in some of America's largest cities. Interviews with the key decision makers present a behind-the-scenes look at how and why powerful individuals and organisations foist these sports palaces on increasingly unreceptive communities.

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  • Hardcover: 230 pages
  • Publisher: Rutgers University Press; illustrated edition edition (November 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0813533422
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813533421
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,601,784 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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community collective conscience, stadium advocates, securing public dollars, stadium proponents, private stadiums, local growth coalition, new publicly financed stadiums, strong growth coalition, stadium supporters, spending public dollars, stadium initiatives, using public dollars, stadium battles, growth coalition members, subsidy advocates, two new stadiums, stadium tax, stadium opponents, local corporate community, subsidized stadiums, fantasy documents, mayoral form, growth coalitions, new downtown stadium, new sports stadiums
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San Diego, Coors Field, Hamilton County, Adriaen's Landing, Bank One Ballpark, Jacobs Field, San Francisco, Allegheny Conference, Cleveland Tomorrow, New York, Bob Bedinghaus, United States, Los Angeles, Maricopa County, African American, Spring Garden, Jerry Colangelo, Chamber of Commerce, Twin Cities, Baseball District, Camden Yards, World Series, Larry Lucchino, World War, Cincinnati Business Committee
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Look at Big Sports Business, January 28, 2004
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This was a very interesting book. Written by 2 scholars but easy to read and enlightening to anyone who wants a closer look at how sports teams and cities play off against each other and with competition (other sports teams and other cities).
Also gives an interesting look at the regional dynamics of the different regions of the USA. Very interesting look at how people in various cities in the US see themselves and how the importance of spectator sports ranks relative to other economic and entertainment opportunities in various cities.
A must-read for the average citizen to help make informed choices if and when governments in their area are evaluationg/pushing new stadiums.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Don't stop with this book, October 6, 2008
A very thorough scholarly analysis, and yet, quite an easy read. I recommend this book to any baseball fan, who is also a taxpayer and a voter. I also suggest that you read Curry, T., K. Schwirian, and R. Woldoff. 2004. High Stakes: Bigtime Sports and Downtown Redevelopment (Urban Life and Urban Landscape), after you finish with this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Public Dollars, Private Stadiums, June 18, 2008
Well thought out and articulated arguments for part of what ills many cities and society as a whole. (And this is coming from a sports fan.) It was quite interesting to see how some communities are at the same time very much the same, while being so very different.
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