Can Cities Bring Home the Gold
What Economic Theory Tells Us about Hosting the Olympic Games
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2134811 |
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| Authors | Michael A Leeds (0000-0002-5799-6182, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466020037869 |
| OpenAlex | W4408533718 |
| Language | EN |
The Tokyo Games have had mixed success on the compactness and sustainability fronts. The financial news, however, has been uniformly disappointing. Interest groups play a clear role in prompting governments to pursue the Olympics. While the population as a whole experiences little or no net benefit, specific groups, such as the local hospitality industry and construction unions, stand to gain a great deal. These groups spend heavily to elect politicians who support their pursuit of the Olympics
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| Highly cited | No |
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