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"""Circus Maximus is required reading for anyone interested in a thorough, no-holds-barred account of how sports mega-events are awarded and what impact these events have on host communities.""--The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy ""Circus Maximus ought to be required reading for the city and state officials anxious to bring the Olympics to Boston.""--The Boston Globe ""A remarkable study that exposes the extraordinary chicanery and dodgy dealing behind staging the Olympics and the World Cup.""--The Guardian ""A slim yet persuasive book that seeks to set out the 'economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup.' And it succeeds; indeed, it succeeds to such an extent that the reader can't help but wonder why on earth any vaguely sensible city or country would want to play any part in such an expensive business.""--SB Nation ""Anyone in our broad metropolitan region who worries about the development binge that treats our unique area as a mega-mall for paving over, or who worries about the corrupting influence that commercialization has brought to all amateur sports should read this book.""--The Washington Times ""Even appropriately jaded readers are likely to be shocked by the evidence . . . which reveals the magnitude of the deception that precedes these events and the disappointment that follows.""--The Economist"

Circus Maximus is required reading for anyone interested in a thorough, no-holds-barred account of how sports mega-events are awarded and what impact these events have on host communities. --The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy Circus Maximus ought to be required reading for the city and state officials anxious to bring the Olympics to Boston. --The Boston Globe A remarkable study that exposes the extraordinary chicanery and dodgy dealing behind staging the Olympics and the World Cup. --The Guardian A slim yet persuasive book that seeks to set out the 'economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics and the World Cup.' And it succeeds; indeed, it succeeds to such an extent that the reader can't help but wonder why on earth any vaguely sensible city or country would want to play any part in such an expensive business. --SB Nation Anyone in our broad metropolitan region who worries about the development binge that treats our unique area as a mega-mall for paving over, or who worries about the corrupting influence that commercialization has brought to all amateur sports should read this book. --The Washington Times Even appropriately jaded readers are likely to be shocked by the evidence . . . which reveals the magnitude of the deception that precedes these events and the disappointment that follows. --The Economist

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Andrew Zimbalist earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has been in the economics department at Smith College since 1974 and has been a visiting professor at Doshisha University, the University of Geneva, and Hamburg University. Zimbalist has consulted in Latin America for the United Nations Development Program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and numerous companies. He has consulted in the sports industry for players' associations, cities, companies, teams, and leagues, and has published twenty-five books.

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