Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit Revised and Expanded Edition

A play-by-play account of how the drive for sports stadiums and arenas drains $2 billion a year from public treasuries for the sake of private profit. While the millionaires who own sports franchises have seen the value of their assets soar under this scheme taxpayers urban residents and sports fans have all come out losers.