Evaluating economic impacts of international sports events

International Sports Events: Impacts, Experiences and Identities

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 13-26

  Li, ShiNa ^a   Jago, Leo ^b,c  

^a Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Business School   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84880418241     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203131237-3     Document Type: Chapter

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