Political Football – Regulation, Globalization, and the Market : Regulation, Globalization and the Market
by
Wyn Grant
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1788213513
ISBN-13
9781788213516
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Agenda Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 27th, 2021
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
322 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 23.40 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Political economy
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This book argues that the modern-day complexities of the beautiful game – corruption in the international governing body and the sport’s symbiotic relationship with gambling – together with its sheer economic size require more attention from government.
Football has been largely exempt from the development of the regulatory state and has been left to govern itself. However, new media have raised the profile of the game and globalization has created new pressures as football clubs become pawns in the ambitions of states, consortia and wealthy individuals. Clubs offer an important sense of identity for fans, but the impersonality and distance of ownership can set up new tensions. In addition, corruption in the international governing body has been a significant problem and the sport’s symbiotic relationship with gambling continues to be a concern. Wyn Grant examines the political economy of football and its uneasy relationship with the market. There are no off-the-shelf solutions for regulation, he argues, but the complexities of the game and its economic size demand more attention from government.
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