
Our Team!
Insights from the Publicly Owned Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
James J. Keeler(Author)
University Press of America
Published on 1. July 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
156 pages
978-0-7618-1367-5 (ISBN)
Description
Our Team! explores public ownership of sports franchises as a strategy for elected officials to increase the value of place. James J. Keeler examines the successful case of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, which has produced a fair return on the taxpayers' investment. He explains the value of a stadium as a true community resource and emphasizes the importance of public participation in the planning process of this risky investment for a city. Keeler lays out the steps to be followed to maximize state financial assistance, and to organize the public cooperation that will make an investment in a sports franchise a success for a community. The outcome of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre venture confirms the efficacy of public ownership of sports franchises, according to Keeler, and challenges the major league sports policy that precludes public ownership of franchises. He points out that with the common public financing of stadiums in the modern sports world, the public can protect its investment by also owning the sports team.
Reviews / Votes
...basic reading for any municipality thinking about establishing a publicly owned sports team...well-reasoned and lucid...fascinating history... * The Sunday Times * ...basic reading for any municipality thinking about establishing a publicly owned sports team...well-reasoned and lucid...fascinating history... * The Sunday Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-1367-5 (9780761813675)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
James J. Keeler Teaches Public Administration at the University of Scranton.
Content
chapter 1 Increasing the Value of Place chapter 2 Experts' Views chapter 3 Pre-Adoption chapter 4 Adoption chapter 5 Implementation chapter 6 Results chapter 7 Conclusions chapter 8 Appendixes chapter 9 Notes chapter 10 Index chapter 11 About the Author