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Public cost for private gain? Recent and proposed ‘national’ stadium developments in the UK, and commonalities with North America
Author(s) -
Jones Calvin
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4762.00068
Subject(s) - stadium , subsidy , extant taxon , political science , public administration , public economics , economics , law , geometry , mathematics , evolutionary biology , biology
A number of recent and proposed stadium developments in the UK have filled a perceived ‘national’ need. Subsidies for such developments have been obtained from public sources, although in most cases the facilities are privately owned. This paper examines the debate over stadium subsidy extant in North America, and considers whether the American experience can illuminate the issue of subsidy and public good in the UK.