Olympic Big Opportunity

Author: Garry Andreoletti
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Are you ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympics? How Americans host the Olympics made us realize it's a huge opportunity. What forces drive so many cities to compete for hosting such large-scale, high-profile events as the Olympics? What kind of opportunities do such events bring to the residents and governments of the host cities? This book elaborates on the role of political economy in contemporary large-scale events, with the author aiming to explain how such events are initiated through the union of politics and the public; how to organize public participation, and how the future development of the city is linked to hosting the Olympics. While evaluating the impact of the Olympics, the author goes beyond the scope of taxes and venue construction fees, meticulously analyzing the role of the event in improving the governance of city governments and social conditions.