Sports mega-events and overestimated promises: the case of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Bondarik, Roberto; Pilatti, Luiz Alberto; Horst, Diogo José

doi:10.1080/14766825.2020.1727488

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“…What does appear to be a more unique focus within this legacy type for emerging nations, is a focus on social development. Whether emerging from a colonial past (e.g., Brazil), a repressive regime (e.g., Poland), isolation and fragmentation (e.g., South Korea) or legislated racial and societal divisions (e.g., South Antonio et al, 2011Bondarik et al, 2020Coakley and Souza, 2013Duignan et al, 2022Fourie et al, 2011Gezici and Er, 2014Kobierecki and Pierzgalski, 2022Lee et al, 2013Moyo et al, 2020 Africa), MSE have been embraced for their social unifying effect for many historically or currently divided populations. This is sometimes referred to as "nation-building."…”

Section: Social Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Legacy of Sport Events for Emerging Nations

Knott

Tinaz

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Large-scale and mega sport events (SMEs), such as Olympic Games and FIFA World Cups, have been more frequently hosted in emerging nations. Bidding and hosting SMEs is considered an object of policy for many emerging nations, with SMEs viewed as key factors in local and national development strategies. This has largely been driven by the assumption that their legacy provides solutions to economic, social, cultural, or political challenges. A variety of legacies have predominated the literature over the past two decades, however it is proposed that there is a difference in the types of legacies anticipated or realized within emerging nations. This exploratory study therefore aimed to determine the types of legacies anticipated or realized by emerging nations as a result of hosting sport events, and to determine if these differ from those of established nations. A systematic literature review followed the PRISMA approach to identify and select peer-reviewed articles that focused on legacies from major and mega-events hosted in emerging nations. A set of 97 publications were analyzed qualitatively to reveal the key legacy themes. The findings confirm legacy as a growing body of knowledge in emerging nations, aligned with increasing event hosting. The findings reveal insights on the extent of literature on this topic in emerging nations, including the major nations, events, authors and publications represented. While the paper cannot determine unique legacies for emerging nations, it identifies key legacy focus areas for these nations, primarily: social development; politics, soft-power and sport-for-peace; the economics of tourism, image and branding; infrastructure and urban development; and sport development. This paper proposes a conceptualization of key legacy areas for emerging nations and proposes future research themes. The paper is unique in its highlighting of the significance of legacy outcomes for emerging nations from the hosting of sport mega-events. It therefore contributes to a more nuanced understanding of and imperative for legacy from sport events globally.

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Section: Social Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Legacy of Sport Events for Emerging Nations

Knott

Tinaz

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…Moderately positive conclusions about the economic impact of sports mega-events also stemmed from the investigations concerning incoming tourism. Bondarik et al (2020) observed the growth of incoming tourism as a result of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014. Interesting observations were made by Wan and Song (2019), who claim that developed countries (e.g.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Sports Mega-Events and Economic Growth: A Synthetic Control Approach

Kobierecki

Pierzgalski

2022

Journal of Sports Economics

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This paper contributes to the current literature investigating whether hosting sports mega-events brings tangible economic benefits to the host country. Specifically, we examine whether staging the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cups leads to observable economic growth. The research has been conducted through a quasi-experimental study in the spirit of the difference-in-differences method. The research subject includes states in which the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup were held between 2010 and 2016: Canada, South Africa, Great Britain, and Brazil. We found that there is no significant effect of hosting sports mega-events on economic growth.

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“…Several studies have highlighted the active participation of the private and third sectors in corruption (e.g., Gomes, 2012). According to Lima et al (2016), Santos et al (2019) and Marques et al (2020), both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro exhibited evidence of corruption (Bondarik et al, 2020). In preparation for the Olympic Games, investigations were conducted that uncovered corruption cases across all levels of the government.…”

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Tourism in Brazil: from politics, social inequality, corruption and violence towards the 2030 Brazilian tourism agenda

Lohmann

Lobo

Trigo

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Purpose Different from most academic publications about tourism in Brazil, this paper provides an overarching and comprehensive perspective. Analysing key developments, and focusing on the period 2000–2019, this paper also considers long-standing structural issues that hinder tourism development. Although this viewpoint paper deals with Brazil, very similar issues can be identified for many countries worldwide. Design/methodology/approach This viewpoint paper is a combination of reflections by leading Brazilian tourism academics; most are members of ABRATUR, the International Academy for the Development of Tourism Research in Brazil. This paper uses secondary data from the grey (e.g. government reports) and academic literature to support this opinion paper. The tourism-related topics covered in this paper include economics, policy and planning, marketing, transport, nature-based tourism, gastronomy, hospitality and education, amongst others. Findings Brazil has missed several unique opportunities to place it as a destination of international renown. Since the 1990s, efforts to support regional tourism development have achieved only moderate success as political instability, violence and corruption have impacted tourism. A lack of a coordinated approach between the various levels of government, a shortage of tourism data and a long-term supra-government marketing campaign, among other factors, have meant Brazil has missed several critical opportunities in the 2010s to establish itself as a leading tourism destination in the global market. Originality/value From leading tourism academic experts in Brazil, a unique opinion paper offers an overview of the critical development issues in 2000–2019. The paper presents matters that have hindered potential tourism contributions to the largest nation in South America. While these matters may be specific to Brazil, many of these challenges are not dissimilar to those in other emerging (democratic) nations. The authors offer several public policies and technical recommendations to scaffold tourism development towards the 2030 agenda.

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Sports mega-events and overestimated promises: the case of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Cited by 12 publications

References 35 publications

The Legacy of Sport Events for Emerging Nations

The Legacy of Sport Events for Emerging Nations

Sports Mega-Events and Economic Growth: A Synthetic Control Approach

Tourism in Brazil: from politics, social inequality, corruption and violence towards the 2030 Brazilian tourism agenda

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