Christoph Breuer - Böcker

This monograph is a comprehensive meta-review and empirically grounded exploration of the economic value of sport in Germany. In a policy environment increasingly driven by demands for evidence-based decision-making, the work responds to the growing need to quantify and substantiate the contributions of the sport sector to the economy and society. Using a rich body of data, including sport satellite accounts, national statistics, sport development reports, and academic studies, this work builds on and extends previous research by systematically integrating diverse thematic and methodological perspectives, updating empirical findings, and expanding existing discussions on the economic and societal value of sport. It offers a coherent and multidimensional framework that not only takes a closer look at the tangible effects of the sport sector, such as contributions to GDP, infrastructure investments, consumption effects, labor market effects, and fiscal revenues, but also examines intangible effects such as health, education, volunteering, and social cohesion.Each chapter applies a consistent analytical format, including a functional framing of sport’s role, a synthesis of empirical findings, a discussion of methodological approaches, and an identification of current research gaps. By linking empirical evidence with theoretical frameworks, methodological considerations, and policy debates, the work offers concrete implications for students and scholars of sport economics, sport management, public economics, and policy studies, as well as for decision-makers in government, sport organizations, and the private sector.

​This book presents an up-to-date portrait of the characteristics of sport clubs in various European countries and their role in society and the national sport system. Furthermore, it offers a cross-national comparative perspective of sport clubs in twenty European countries. Containing both empirical data and information on the political and historical backgrounds of sport clubs, the book is organized in three parts. First, the authors provide an overview of the theoretical approach of the book and a description of the framework used for the country chapters. Second, the country chapters, written by experts within the field, provide a systematic overview of the available information on sport clubs in each country. These chapters are structured to answer the following questions: (1) What is the position of sport clubs within the national sport structure? (2) Which role do they fulfil in policy and society? (3) What are their basic characteristics and what factors influence the development of sport clubs? The book is concluded with a systematic comparison of the participating countries with the purpose of forging a clear link between the functioning of policy systems, observed problems, and possible solutions, and with a future research agenda on sport clubs. In an era of increased collaboration between European states, sport provides a natural vehicle through which to compare changes in culture, economics, and policy across nations. Sport Clubs in Europe will appeal to scholars of nonprofit management, sports management and sports sociology as well as administrators and policy makers in the international sports community.

?This book presents an up-to-date portrait of the characteristics of sport clubs in various European countries and their role in society and the national sport system.

?Im Rahmen der Studie werden erstmals bestehende und mögliche neue Ansätze zur Quantifizierung der finanzpolitischen Bedeutung des Sports (sportrelevanten Nutzen- und Kostenkategorien der öffentlichen Haushalte) dargestellt und mit Zahlen unterlegt.

Dem Sport werden zahlreiche Gemeinwohlfunktionen zugeschrieben. Aus diesem Grund wird er mit öffentlichen Mitteln gefördert. In welchem Umfang der Sport in Deutschland auf diese Weise gefördert wird und insbesondere welche Mittel aus dem Sport wieder an die öffentlichen Haushalte zurückfließen, war bislang unklar. Auf Basis einer Vielzahl von Datenquellen werden in diesem Beitrag die sportbezogenen direkten Einnahmen und Ausgaben der öffentlichen Haushalte systematisch abgeschätzt. So ergibt sich – je nach Abgrenzung des Sportsektors – ein differenziertes Bild der finanzpolitischen Bedeutung des Sports in Deutschland.