Sport Mega-Events in Emerging Economies The South American Games of Santiago 2014 /

• Main Authors: Bravo, Gonzalo A. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Shonk, David J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Silva-Bórquez, Jorge (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), González-Mesina, Silvana (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Mega Event Planning,
• Subjects: Sports-Economic aspects.; Sports Economics.

Chile and the South American Games of Santiago 2014 offers an interesting case to examine an event of sizeable magnitude in a country with little history of hosting sport mega-events (SMEs). This case study will expand the readers understanding of third-order SMEs like the South American Games and h...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Sport Mega-Events
• Chapter 3: Emerging Economies and Sport Mega-Events
• Chapter 4: The Context of the South American Games
• Chapter 5: Bidding, Planning and Organizing
• Chapter 6: Santiago 2014: Stakeholders Appraisement
• Chapter 7: Lessons and Challenges Facing Sport Mega-Events in Emerging Economies: The Case of Santiago 2014.