Amateurism in Sport: An Analysis and Defence

by Lincoln Allison

Overview

We often decry "amateurism", yet one can do things "for the love of it" rather than for money. It can also show that an economic system which has more voluntary, unpaid activity is a more efficient system. This work examines amateurism's rationale, its history, ethics and economics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136326714
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/12/2012
Series:	Sport in the Global Society
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	838 KB

About the Author

Allison, Lincoln

Table of Contents

The Times Lincoln Allisons intriguing study suggests that amateurism is a force for good that will make society the poorer if it is allowed to wither away completely a thought provoking book.