{"product_id":"rio-2016-olympic-myths-hard-realities-paperback","title":"Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Zimbalist\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clear-eyed, critical examination of the social, political, and economic costs of hosting the 2016 summer Olympics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe selection of Rio de Janeiro as the site of the summer 2016 Olympic Games set off jubilant celebrations in Brazil-and created enormous expectations for economic development and the advancement of Brazil as a major player on the world stage. Although the games were held without major incident, the economic, environmental, political, and social outcomes for Brazil ranged from disappointing to devastating. Corruption scandals trimmed the fat profits that many local real estate developers had envisioned, and the local government was driven into bankruptcy. At the other end of the economic spectrum, some 77,000 residents of Rio's poorest neighborhoods-the \u003ci\u003efavelas\u003c\/i\u003e-were evicted and forced to move, in many cases as far as 20 or 30 miles to the west. Hosting the games ultimately cost Brazil $20 billion, with little positive to show for the investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRio 2016\u003c\/i\u003e assembles the views of leading experts on Brazil and the Olympics into a clear-eyed assessment of the impact of the games on Brazil in general and on the lives of \u003ci\u003eCariocas\u003c\/i\u003e, as Rio's residents are known. Edited by sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, the other contributors include Juliana Barbassa, Jules Boykoff, Jamil Chade, Stephen Essex, Renata Latuf, and Theresa Williamson.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuliana Barbassa\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and the managing editor of Americas Quarterly, a publication about politics and business in Latin America. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e, based on her years as the Associated Press's Rio correspondent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules Boykoff\u003c\/b\u003e has written three books on the Olympic Games, most recently \u003ci\u003ePower Games: A Political History of the Olympics\u003c\/i\u003e. In fall 2015 he was a Fulbright research fellow in Rio de Janeiro. In the 1990s he represented the U.S. Olympic Soccer Team in international competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamil Chade\u003c\/b\u003e is the European correspondent for the newspaper \u003ci\u003eO Estado de S. Paulo\u003c\/i\u003e. Honored as the best Brazilian foreign correspondent, he was chosen as one of the forty most influential journalists in Brazil. A member of the network Anti-corruption Solutions and Knowledge (ASK), led by Transparency International, Chade has written four books and visited more than sixty countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Essex\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in human geography at the School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Science, Plymouth University (UK). His teaching and research focuses on urban and rural planning, especially the infrastructure implications of the Olympic Games. He has coauthored a number of journal articles and book chapters on the urban impacts and planning of both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games with Brian Chalkley (also at Plymouth University).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenata Latuf\u003c\/b\u003e is a Brazilian architect and urbanist based in São Paulo currently working on the urban design legacy of Rio Olympics. Supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation, she was a guest researcher in Copenhagen and England in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheresa Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e, a city planner, is the executive director of Catalytic Communities, a Rio de Janeiro-based organization that provides media and networking support to favela communities. An advocate on behalf of Rio de Janeiro's favelas, she helps to ensure they are recognized for their heritage status and their residents fully served as equal citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Zimbalist\u003c\/b\u003e is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and a noted sports economist and sports industry consultant. He has published twenty-six books, most recently \u003ci\u003eCircus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports and How to Fix It\u003c\/i\u003e (with Gerald Gurney and Donna Lopiano.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47201590280441,"sku":"9780815732457","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cnh0TGhEQnZCMHhUUVFyTGNhSGpodz09.webp?v=1767986484","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rio-2016-olympic-myths-hard-realities-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}