합리적 선택이론을 활용한 올림픽 개최도시 선정에 관한 연구

초록

Since it has been believed that Olympic Games brought many benefits and profits to hosting cities, there has been an intense competition between candidates cities for hosting the Olympic Games. The purpose of this study is to indicate that the Olympic host city selection process through the Rational Choice Theory which is one of the traditional selection theories. This paper consists of four parts. First part describes the research background, main purpose, and statement of problem, second part explains the methodological framework of this study. Third, it analyzes Olympic host city selection process and the factors of that decision to use the factors of Rational Choice Theory, and finally puts in order the results of the analyses and makes a conclusion. This study finds the factors to decide the host city, qualification of candidates city and evaluation of past event as hierarchy of preferences factor, lobbying and corruption as opportunity cost factor, and continental distribution rule and method of vote as institutional constraints.

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