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Description for Our Team!
Paperback. Our Team! explores public ownership of sports franchises as a strategy for elected officials to increase the value of place. James J. Keeler examines the successful case of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, which has produced a fair return on the taxpayers' investment. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Our Team! explores public ownership of sports franchises as a strategy for elected officials to increase the value of place. James J. Keeler examines the successful case of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, which has produced a fair return on the taxpayers' investment. He explains the value of a stadium as a true community resource and emphasizes the importance of public participation in the planning process of this risky investment for a city. Keeler lays out the steps to be followed to maximize state financial assistance, and to organize the public cooperation that will make an investment in a sports franchise ... Read more
Our Team! explores public ownership of sports franchises as a strategy for elected officials to increase the value of place. James J. Keeler examines the successful case of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, which has produced a fair return on the taxpayers' investment. He explains the value of a stadium as a true community resource and emphasizes the importance of public participation in the planning process of this risky investment for a city. Keeler lays out the steps to be followed to maximize state financial assistance, and to organize the public cooperation that will make an investment in a sports franchise ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761813675
SKU
V9780761813675
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About James J. Keeler
James J. Keeler Teaches Public Administration at the University of Scranton.
Reviews for Our Team!
...basic reading for any municipality thinking about establishing a publicly owned sports team...well-reasoned and lucid...fascinating history...
The Sunday Times
...basic reading for any municipality thinking about establishing a publicly owned sports team...well-reasoned and lucid...fascinating history...
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
...basic reading for any municipality thinking about establishing a publicly owned sports team...well-reasoned and lucid...fascinating history...
The Sunday Times