Texas high school stadiums shaped by public funding and opinion

Eighty-three Texas high school football stadiums have opened since 2008. Both pro stadiums and amateur stadiums have found their way into the ire of economists, who decry such expensive projects as lavish and foolhardy. Sociologists meanwhile point to ambition and pride as contributing to the growth...

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Main Author: Varney, Roy William
Other Authors: Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2014
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spelling ndltd-UTEXAS-oai-repositories.lib.utexas.edu-2152-264302014-10-10T08:38:32ZTexas high school stadiums shaped by public funding and opinionVarney, Roy WilliamHigh school footballStadium constructionCommunity prideSports fundingAmateur stadiumsEighty-three Texas high school football stadiums have opened since 2008. Both pro stadiums and amateur stadiums have found their way into the ire of economists, who decry such expensive projects as lavish and foolhardy. Sociologists meanwhile point to ambition and pride as contributing to the growth of professional and amateur stadiums.Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie2014-10-09T21:39:54Z2014-052014-10-09May 20142014-10-09T21:39:54ZThesistextapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/26429http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26430en
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topic High school football
Stadium construction
Community pride
Sports funding
Amateur stadiums
spellingShingle High school football
Stadium construction
Community pride
Sports funding
Amateur stadiums
Varney, Roy William
Texas high school stadiums shaped by public funding and opinion
description Eighty-three Texas high school football stadiums have opened since 2008. Both pro stadiums and amateur stadiums have found their way into the ire of economists, who decry such expensive projects as lavish and foolhardy. Sociologists meanwhile point to ambition and pride as contributing to the growth of professional and amateur stadiums.
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title_full Texas high school stadiums shaped by public funding and opinion
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title_full_unstemmed Texas high school stadiums shaped by public funding and opinion
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