How the World Cup Affects the Economy?

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: How the World Cup Affects the Economy World cup activities seem to affect the economy of the countries as it takes adequate and maximal preparatory activities. One of the reasons as to why world cup activities are that the activities many people to the hosting countries, where other services such as healthcare, transportation, hospitality and lodging services, which are vital sectors in the economy and revenue generation of the country that hosts the world cup. Different authors have expressed the way world cup activities impact the economic status of the states that held the competitions. Andrei has focused on the way 2014 while Butler & Thomas expounded on the 2014 world cup impact to the economy of Brazil and the impacts the event had including economic impacts. My rationale of choosing Brazil is that Brazil happens to be a recent case study and as around five years have passed, one can investigate economic impacts quite extensively. However, I also chose the Russian world cup as it happened when technological advancements are at an optimal level as compared to other world cup events, which meant improved preparations to match the technology of the times. Müller also wrote an excellent article on the latest world cup soccer event held last year, 2018 in Russia. The above reasons compelled me to choose the eight sources below on my research topic about the impacts of the world cup to the economy. Al-Emadi, Ahmed, et al. "2022 Qatar world cup: impact perceptions among Qatar residents." Journal of Travel Research 56.5 (2017): 678-694. The discussion on the impact of the world cup on the economies of the countries whether positively or negatively to a meaningful debate which I will cover as my research topic. I chose various relevant sources to help me discuss my question extensively, where this source by Al-Emadi happened to be a perfect source for my research. The source focused on the current world cup preparations in Qatar for the 2022 world cup. The source was suitable in my study as it covered an ongoing development that would show the gradual steps and gradual effects on the economy of Qatar as the World cup event needs to ensure that all the people who come to enjoy the world cup have excellent and comfortable experiences. The article also discussed the impact perceptions that the Qatar residents have, which is important as after the world cup event, there can be evaluations to see if the event impacted the country to the expectations and perceptions of the residents. Andrei, A. "Impact of nation branding campaigns on country image: Germany vs. Brazil." Cactus Tourism Journal 14.2 (2016): 25-32. The source by Andrei was consummate for my research. Andrei focused on the impact nation branding campaigns as nations branding campaigns aim at changing the image of a country. World cup activities play an integral role in building the image of countries involved in world cups especially the countries that host the world cup campaigns. Making the image of a country is pivotal as it focuses on different areas such as good infrastructure, good healthcare and excellent hospitality services which are integral to the economic growth of different countries. The above reasons made me perceive the source consummate for my research. Bailey, Kyle, et al. "Negotiating “new” narratives: Rio de Janeiro and the “media geography” of the 2014 FIFA World Cup." Journal of Sport and Social Issues 41.1 (2017): 70-93. This source by Bailey and other researchers focused on the 2014 world cup in Brazil in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The source was essential to my study as it focuses on the way the 2014 world cup impact Brazil to ensure that the people who attended the event lived a comfortable life as they had they enjoyed good transportations and services such as accommodation services. Improvement in intrastate and good accommodation services that aim at making the world cup even successful are important economic determinants the resulted from the 2014 world cup event in Brazil. Butler, B. Nalani, and Thomas J. Aicher. "Demonstrations and displacement: social impact and the 2014 FIFA World Cup." Journal of policy research in tourism, leisure and events 7.3 (2015): 299-313. The source by Butler and Thomas was relevant to my study as it focused on the social developments that result from world cup events. Improved social amenities are important determin...