Political Economy of the Tokyo Olympics

Unrestrained Capital and Development without Sustainable Principles
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-35217-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

This book is an analysis of both contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic Games, emphasizing the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games were mired in scandal from the beginning of the bidding process all the way through to the end of the games. This was further exacerbated by the emergency postponement to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with many public opinion polls supporting further postponement or cancelation in 2021. The contributors to this volume look at the Tokyo 2020 Games in the context of other modern games and the struggle to use the games as an economic stimulus. They reveal the reality of the Olympic development in Tokyo based on evidence and concrete policy analysis.

This is a valuable resource for scholars both of contemporary Japan and of the Olympics and other mega-events.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aramata, Miyo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Olympische Spiele, Paralympics
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Miyo Aramata

1. Inter-City Competition and Rescaling of Global Cities: London, Tokyo, and Paris

Miyo Aramata

2. The Political Economy of Mega-events as Spectacles in the Global East

Hyun Bang Shin

3. The 1964 and 2020 (2021) Tokyo Olympics: Memorandum on Aspects of Urban (Re)Development

Naoki Oshiro

4. Mega Events and Urban Socio-Economy: Urban Development through Tokyo 2020 and Osaka 2025

Ryo Koizumi

5. National Projects and their Local Consequences: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and the "Symbiotic Society Host Town"

Atsushi Naruse

6. Bobsleigh Tracks, Materiality and Affect: A Note on the Olympic Legacy

Susumu Yamaguchi

7. Securitization at the Tokyo 2020 Games: The Transformation of Public Space before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kazuaki Sugiyama

Conclusion

Miyo Aramata

Über Autor(innen)

Miyo Aramata is Professor in the Department of History and Geography at the School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University, Japan.