The Local Context of a Sports Strategy for Economic Development

• Published in: Economic development quarterly Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 278 - 291
• Main Author: Rosentraub, Mark S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2006; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Cost-benefit analysis; Development studies; Economic development; Economic impact; Local economy; Professional football; Public infrastructure; Public investment; Regression analysis; Sports; Sports facilities; Studies; U.S.A; Cleveland Ohio; United States > US; economic development; professional sports; downtown development; negotiating strategies

Three streams of research offer results in conflict with the conclusion that governments that provide tax dollars to build sports facilities are wasting money. Hamilton and Kahn and Rosentraub and Swindell found instances where the value placed on the intangible benefits of teams could exceed the co...