Globalization and goals: does soccer show the way?

Review of International Political Economy

A very interesting adademic paper from 2005 that has resurfaced in the context of the World Cup: How free circulation of labour in football has improved the game overall, increased inequality between clubs, but on the other hand reduced the gap in strenght between national teams – and what all of this tells us about globalisation.


From Weekly Filet #277, in June 2018. More on: #, #, #

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