Local development benefits from staging global events

The competition to stage major global events – such as OIympic Games, EXPOs, cultural festivals, and political summits – is more intense than ever before. Despite advances in virtual communication, large-scale gatherings of this kind have again become extraordinarily popular. In part, this can be ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Greg, 1962- (-)
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Local Economic and Employment Development (Program)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD c2008.
Series:Local economic and employment development.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705508006719
Table of Contents:
  • Executive Summary
  • Leveraging Local Benefits for Global Events: Conclusions and Principles for Success
  • Bidding to Host a Global Event but Not Winning?
  • Comparative Analysis: Do Different Types of Global Events Yield Distinctive Benefits?
  • Making a Habit of It: Hosting More than One Event?
  • Introduction: Making Global Events Work Locally
  • Learning from Experience: Case Studies on Hosting Events
  • A Framework for the Local Benefits of Global Events.