REVIEW OF THE BOOK “CIRCUS MAXIMUS: THE ECONOMIC GAMBLE BEHIND HOSTING THE OLYMPICS AND THE WORLD CUP”

Authors

  • Luiz Alberto Pilatti Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
  • Camila Lopes Ferreira Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
  • Bruno Pedroso Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil.
  • Claudia Tania Picinin Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.57413

Keywords:

Economics. Organization. Sports. Soccer.

Abstract

This article is a critical review of Andrew Zimbalist’s book Circus Maximus. We found that revenues generated by mega-events are well below the amount spent to organize the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup, especially in developing countries, due to requirements made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Football Association (FIFA). We concluded that mega-events are bad deals for cities and countries that host those events.

 

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Published

2016-08-15

How to Cite

PILATTI, L. A.; FERREIRA, C. L.; PEDROSO, B.; PICININ, C. T. REVIEW OF THE BOOK “CIRCUS MAXIMUS: THE ECONOMIC GAMBLE BEHIND HOSTING THE OLYMPICS AND THE WORLD CUP”. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 22, n. 3, p. 1011–1016, 2016. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.57413. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/57413. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 22, n. 3, jul./set. 2016

Section

Book Reviews

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