Power Play: Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development - Couverture souple

Scherer, Jay; Mills, David; Sloan McCulloch, Linda

 
9781772124934: Power Play: Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1772124931 ISBN 13 : 9781772124934
Editeur : University of Alberta Press, 2019

Synopsis

When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing account of the machinations that got the arena and the adjacent Ice District built, with a price tag of more than $600 million. The arena deal, they argue, established a costly public financing precedent that people across North America should watch closely, as many cities consider building sports facilities for professional teams or international competitions. Their analysis brings clarity and nuance to a case shrouded in secrecy and understood by few besides political and business insiders. Power Play tells a dramatic story about clashing priorities where sports, money, and municipal power meet. Foreword by Richard Gruneau.

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À propos des auteurs

Jay Scherer is Professor of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta.

David Mills is a retired Professor of Canadian history from the University of Alberta.

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Éditeur
University of Alberta Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1772124931
ISBN 13 
9781772124934
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
464
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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