The economic benefits of mega events: A myth or a reality? A longitudinal study on the Olympic Games

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-23

  Tien, Chengli ^a   Lo, Huai Chun ^b   Lin, Hsiou Wei ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 79551711563     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: 1543270X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.25.1.11     Document Type: Article

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