Useful articles
Other relevant articles
- A Decade of Research on Sports Stadiums (external link) A collection of reports and articles compiled by John W. Skorburg for the Chicago-based conservative think tank, The Heartland Institute. 2005.
- Sports Stadium Madness: Why It Started & How To Stop It (external link). By Joseph L. Bast, also of the Heartland Institute. 1998.
- If You Build It, the Jobs Won’t Come (external link). The Wall street Journal, by Mark Yost, 17 July 2008. Extract, “Yes, stadiums do create high-paying construction jobs for a year or two. But the vast majority of long-term employment is low-wage concession jobs….So in the end, what did the taxpayers get other than a bill for $611 million? The Washington National’s Web site advertises jobs for elevator operators, fan ambassadors and security guards. The pay is $7.50-$8.50 an hour.”
- Putting Rugby First: An independent report into rugby’s global future (external link). See also news item: 2011 World Cup ‘our last without doubt’ - Wilson.
- To learn how the International Rugby Board is strategically financing the development of rugby in new ‘markets’ globally, go to the glossy IRB Annual Review 2007 (external link, 5.6MB file).
- The Business Roundtable report, Should Governments Subsidise Stadiums and Events? Tyler Cowen, June 1999. Summary.
(PDF, 416KB). Hear Prof Jocelyn’s brief address on the subject (Audio).
- NZ Historic Places Trust’s report on the proposal to register Carisbrook as a Category 1 historic place. (PDF, 3.9MB). A well-illustrated report, covering the history from the very beginning and details about the facilities, e.g. the various stands and when they were built. Also an outline of the upgrades and their costs since 1991 plus the commercialisation of rugby. Submissions closede 8 August 2008. Might potential protection not only safeguard our social history on that site but assist in the revitalisation of South Dunedin?
