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Mega-Events and the Myth of Progress: While the Olympics Have Always Been a Platform for The Powers That Be — First Nation States, Now Corporations — They Have Also Been a Platform for Pro

Today’s Olympic Games have become increasingly corporate, and primarily about money—for the local economy of the host city as well as for the host country. This year, the city of Salt Lake, not known for its raging tourist industry,wants to know: how much more money will be reaped by Utah’s recreation and tourism industries with the publicity generated by hosting the 2002 Winter Olympic Games? How much of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the Olympics will show up in the profits of Utah businesses?

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