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Type: | Book chapter |
Title: | Australia's economic mores through the lens of the professional sports industry |
Author: | Pomfret, R. |
Citation: | Only in Australia The History, Politics, and Economics of Australian Exceptionalism, 2016 / Coleman, W. (ed./s), Ch.11, pp.209-227 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Publisher Place: | Oxford, United Kingdom |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
ISBN: | 019875325X 9780198753254 |
Editor: | Coleman, W. |
Statement of Responsibility: | Richard Pomfret |
Abstract: | Commercial sport highlights certain paradoxes at the heart of Australian exceptionalism: the contrast between a self-perception of Australians as rugged individualists and the presence of an intrusive, controlling state. Although sport is one of the few areas in Australian life where the tall poppy syndrome is muted, and sports stars (even in team events) are idolized, the sports industry is characterized by regulations on employees’ rights to bargain that would be illegal in the rest of the economy. This chapter compares the state of commercial sport in Australia with that in other countries, principally the USA and the UK, to explore such issues, including amateurism versus professionalism, British-style promotion-relegation systems versus US-style cartel structures, and government subsidies for professional sport infrastructure. |
Keywords: | Business & Economics |
Rights: | © Oxford University Press 2016 |
DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198753254.003.0011 |
Published version: | https://www.oup.com.au/books/higher-education/management-and-marketing/9780198753254-only-in-australia |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Economics publications |
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