1. THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MAJOR SPORT EVENTS Professor Chris Auld Griffith Business School
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30. “… while a coherent theoretical case can be made for public sector investment in sports, the evidence in support of this case is relatively weak, and suggests considerable caution and planning being required to harness the spillover effects from the investments” (Downward et al, 2009) SUMMARY
08/09/11 Due to the interest in leveraging potential benefits governments established agencies with responsibility to attract, fund and facilitate major events Queensland: Queensland Events Corporation Major Sports Facilities Authority Sport and Recreation Queensland
