The topic of Sport and the Economy can be examined from a number of aspects. This webliography focuses on the economic impact of sport, as featured in this edition of the Journal. The websites, fulltext documents and online resources listed here are an introduction to the array of references available on the economic impact of sport.

 

Soonhwan Lee (2001). A Review of Economic Impact Studies on Sporting Events, The Sport Journal, 4:2. http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/review-economic-impact-study-sport-events
Economic impact of sport and recreation (1999) Report prepared for the Department of Sport and Recreation, NSW, Australia http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/assets/pubs/industry/eco_sport_rpt.pdf

Robertson, R (2009) The Economic Impact of Sports Facilities, The Sport Digest, 17:1. http://thesportdigest.com/article/economic-impact-sports-facilities/

Dr. Ganesh Nana, Kel Sanderson & Mark Goodchild (2002) Economic Impact of Sport
Report prepared for the Hong Kong Sports Development Board http://www.hksi.org.hk/hksdb/html/pdf/research/economicimpactofsportinhk.pdf

Books available via Google Books, http://books.google.com/
Charles Andrew Santo, Gerard C. S. Mildner (2010) Sport and Public Policy: Social, Political, and Economic Perspectives

Wladimir Andreff, Stefan Szyma?ski (2006) Handbook on the economics of sport

Paul Mark Pedersen, Janet Parks, Jerome Quarterman (2010) Contemporary Sport Management

Ming Li, Susan Hofacre, Dan Mahony (2001) Economics of sport

 

The Australian Centre for Event Management, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
http://www.acem.uts.edu.au/resources/economic.html

 

Andersson, T.D., Persson, C., Sahlberg, B. and Strom, L., (eds) 1999. The Impact of Mega Events. Ostersund, European Tourism Research Institute.

Cashman, R. and Hughes, A., (eds.) 1999. Staging the Olympics: the Event and Its Impact. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press.

Cashman, R., 2006. The Bitter-Sweet Awakening: The Legacy of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Sydney, Walla Walla Press.

Getz, D., 2005. Event Management and Event Tourism, 2nd Edition. New York, Cognizant Communication Corporation.

Gratton, C. and Henry, I.P., (eds.) 2001. Sport in the City: The role of sport in economic and social regeneration. London, Routledge.

Higham, J., (ed.) 2005. Sport Tourism Destinations: Issues, opportunities and analysis. London, Elsevier.

Masterman, G., 2004. Strategic Sports Event Management: An International Approach. London, Elsevier.

Mossberg, L.L., (ed.) 2000. Evaluation of Events: Scandinavian Experiences. New York, Cognizant Communication Corporation.

Preuss, H., 2006. The Economics of Staging the Olympics: A Comparison of the Games 1972-2008. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.

Ritchie, B.W. and Adair, D., (eds.) 2004. Sport Tourism: Interrelationships, Impacts and Issues. Clevedon, Channel View Publications.

Shone, A. and Parry, B., 2004. Successful event management: A practical handbook, 2nd edition. London, Thomson learning.

(Ref: Resource Guide to The Impact of Events, Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network, May 2007)

 

These journals have published articles relating to the ecomic impact of sports. They may or may not be available in full-text online. Refer to your, or your institutions access rights.

Regional Studies

International Journal of Sport Finance

Economic Development Quarterly

Journal of Sport Management

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

European Sport Management Quarterly

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Journal of Sports Economics