 | The Sports Franchise Game: Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and Arenas Subjects: Sports franchises -- United States; Sports franchises -- Economic aspects -- United States; Sports franchises -- Social aspect -- United States; Cities and towns -- United States -- Social conditions; Kenneth Shropshire describes the franchise warfare that pits city against city in the bidding competition to capture a major league team, using interviews with major players to present an insider's perspective on the business side of professional sports. Kenneth L. Shropshire is David Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative. He is the author of The Business of Sports Agents, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. |
