Description: Stee-Rike Four! by Daniel Marburger When major league baseball cancelled its 1994 season following a player strike, fans were shocked that the national pastime could be brought to a standstill by a collective bargaining dispute. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When major league baseball cancelled its 1994 season following a player strike, fans were shocked that the national pastime could be brought to a standstill by a collective bargaining dispute. The strike was largely responsible for bringing the economics of the game into sports discussions and raising questions about the business of baseball. Will players rising salaries destroy baseball? How will revenue-sharing and luxury taxes affect competitive balance? Should taxpayers subsidize their local team? This volume answers the basic questions about the economics of the sport, from salary arbitration to baseballs antitrust exemption, in a clear style geared for readers with no formal background in economics. Author Biography DANIEL R. MARBURGER is Associate Professor of Economics at Arkansas State University. He has published several articles on the economics of baseball. Table of Contents PrefaceIntroduction by Daniel R. MarburgerCollective Bargaining and BaseballWhatever Happened to the "Good Ol Days"? by Daniel R. MarburgerWhy Cant Baseball Resolve Its Differences in the Off-Season? by Daniel R. MarburgerFree Agency, Salary Arbitration, and Player SalariesWill Rising Salaries Destroy Baseball? by James Richard HillFree Agency and Competitive Balance by John L. FizelFinal Offer Salary Arbitration (FOSA)--a.k.a. Franchise Owners Self-Annihilation by James B. DworkinSalary Arbitration in Major League Baseball: A Case of Dog Wags Tail! by William H. KaempferBaseballs Quick-Fix SolutionsThe Salary Cap and the Luxury Tax: Affirmative Action Programs for Weak-Drawing Franchises by James QuirkIncreased Revenue-sharing for Major League Baseball? by Lawrence Hadley and Elizabeth GustafsonWhither Baseball After the Strike of 1994? by James D. WhitneyThe Antitrust IssueWhy Baseballs Antitrust Exemption Must Go by Bruce JohnsonPreserve Baseballs Antitrust Exemption, or, Why the Senators are Out of Their League by William F. Shughart IIThe Future of BaseballThe Stadium Mess by Rodney FortBaseball in the Twenty-First Century by Andrew ZimbalistConcluding Remarks by Daniel R. MarburgerIndex Review "[E]xcellent economic analyses of aspects of Americas favorite professional sporting pastime...written in language that makes them understandable even to readers without formal training in economics. They exhibit, in this context, the power of the discipline of economics as a predictor of behavior. Regular and persistent readers of newspaper sports pages will find their understanding enlarged by the reading of this book."-Simon Rottenberg Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst?[An] informative laymans guide to the issues which have come to dominate the Hot Stove League over the past quarter century. Stee-rike Four! should be required reading for the economic illiterates who dominate the newspaper, radio, and TV discussion of the business of baseball....As the first laymans guide to baseball economics written after the 1994-95 cataclysm, Stee-rike Four! deserves a larger audience.?-Outside the Lines?These days a baseball fan would also do well to have a fairly strong background in economics, as luxury taxes, salary arbitration and revenue-sharing have become the new buzzwords of the bleachers. In keeping with that spirit, todays fans should consider Stee-rike Four! required reading. Subtitled Whats Wrong with the Business of Baseball? this collection of essays by well-respected economists discusses topics such as free agency, baseballs antitrust exemption and the issue of rising salaries.?-Dispute Resolution Journal"ÝAn¨ informative laymans guide to the issues which have come to dominate the Hot Stove League over the past quarter century. Stee-rike Four! should be required reading for the economic illiterates who dominate the newspaper, radio, and TV discussion of the business of baseball....As the first laymans guide to baseball economics written after the 1994-95 cataclysm, Stee-rike Four! deserves a larger audience."-Outside the Lines"[An] informative laymans guide to the issues which have come to dominate the Hot Stove League over the past quarter century. Stee-rike Four! should be required reading for the economic illiterates who dominate the newspaper, radio, and TV discussion of the business of baseball....As the first laymans guide to baseball economics written after the 1994-95 cataclysm, Stee-rike Four! deserves a larger audience."-Outside the Lines"These days a baseball fan would also do well to have a fairly strong background in economics, as luxury taxes, salary arbitration and revenue-sharing have become the new buzzwords of the bleachers. In keeping with that spirit, todays fans should consider Stee-rike Four! required reading. Subtitled Whats Wrong with the Business of Baseball? this collection of essays by well-respected economists discusses topics such as free agency, baseballs antitrust exemption and the issue of rising salaries."-Dispute Resolution Journal Promotional Answers the basic questions about the economics of our national pastime, from salary arbitration to baseballs antitrust exemption, in a clear style geared for readers with no formal background in economics. Long Description When major league baseball cancelled its 1994 season following a player strike, fans were shocked that the national pastime could be brought to a standstill by a collective bargaining dispute. The strike was largely responsible for bringing the economics of the game into sports discussions and raising questions about the business of baseball. Will players rising salaries destroy baseball? How will revenue-sharing and luxury taxes affect competitive balance? Should taxpayers subsidize their local team? This volume answers the basic questions about the economics of the sport, from salary arbitration to baseballs antitrust exemption, in a clear style geared for readers with no formal background in economics. Review Quote "Writing about what he terms the "good ol days", Marburger presents an excellent and comprehensive historical summary of the evolution of the business of baseball....The book contains fascinating sections dealing with expansion, pensions, salaries, revenue sharing, and an in-depth analysis of baseballs anti-trust exemption....[T]his book contains a wealth of information for anyone interested in baseball or labor relations. If you happen to be interested in both topics, then this book is a "home run.""- Labor Studies Journal Promotional "Headline" Answers the basic questions about the economics of our national pastime, from salary arbitration to baseballs antitrust exemption, in a clear style geared for readers with no formal background in economics. Details ISBN0275957063 Year 1997 ISBN-10 0275957063 ISBN-13 9780275957063 Format Hardcover Subtitle Whats Wrong with the Business of Baseball? Country of Publication United States Edited by Daniel R. Marburger DEWEY 338.47796357640973 Illustrations index Place of Publication Westport Publication Date 1997-06-25 Pages 232 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Short Title Stee-Rike Four! Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780275957063 UK Release Date 1997-06-25 AU Release Date 1997-06-25 NZ Release Date 1997-06-25 US Release Date 1997-06-25 Author Daniel Marburger Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience General Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6972285;
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Book Title: Stee-Rike Four!
Publisher: ABC-Clio
Publication Year: 1997
Subject: Business
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Stee-Rike Four!: What's Wrong with the Business of Baseball?
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Author: Daniel Marburger
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