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The Palgrave Handbook on the Economics of Manipulation in Sport (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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The Palgrave Handbook on the Economics of Manipulation in Sport (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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Sport has enjoyed steadily increasing prominence and economic
importance since the Millennium. But threats to its integrity
appear to have grown in parallel, undermining the very sense of
innocence and fun which is an important part of its appeal. Threats
to the spirit of sport come from internal, external and even state
actors, who seek either to manipulate events on the field or to
exploit the institutions of sport for their own ends. As the
reputation of sport becomes more tarnished as a result, its
sustainability as a significant part of the entertainment industry
is called into question and loss of reputation may even result in
decline in recreational play. In this wide-ranging collection of
essays, the international team of contributors explores the
structural economic sources of the problems that beset sport and
address the question of 'what is to be done?' through economic
reasoning. Specific topics covered include doping, match-fixing for
betting or sporting gain, the role of forensic statistics in
detecting nefarious activity, issues related to club ownership,
corruption in the awarding of mega-events and within sports
governing bodies, and the role of the law and the Court of
Arbitration for Sport. In the final chapter, the Editors pull
together the various strands and propose that policy to mitigate
the threat to fair play should be built around two themes:
improving sports governance and designing incentives to help actors
in sport choose honest over manipulative behaviour. The book will
appeal to practitioners from sport management as well as to
academics including students and researchers.
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