Olympic Risks

By William J. Jennings

Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General, Risk management, Management, Sports administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Olympics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National

Description: "An exploration of how the Olympics are organized in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organizational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk - leading to changes in how the Games are governed"--