Fair Game
lessons from sport for a fairer society & a stronger economy
$19.56
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2022
Summary
Fair Game: How Sport Can Fix Australia’s Ailing Economy
Every year, Australians break sporting world records through a combination of ingenuity, grit and teamwork. Sport is a source of personal and national pride for millions. In this book, economist, politician and triathlete Andrew Leigh argues that sport can embody both achievement and egalitarianism. On the starting line, what matters isn’t athletes’ wealth or connections but their hard work. In a fair tournament, the last-place…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922633477 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 192263347X |
| Series: | In the National Interest |
| Author: | Andrew Leigh |
| Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
| Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 82g |
| Dimensions: | 175mm x 111mm |
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About The Author
Andrew Leigh
Andrew Leigh is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives. Prior to being elected in 2010, Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University in Canberra. He holds a Harvard PhD and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences. Andrew is the author or co-author of ten prior books, on topics including innovation, inequality, community, globalisation and existential risk.
On the sporting front, Andrew is a keen triathlete and ultramarathoner. A supporter of the Indigenous Marathon Foundation, he has run all six world marathon majors and completed an ironman triathlon (3.8-kilometre swim, 180-kilometre cycle, 42.2-kilometre run). His best marathon time is two hours and forty-two minutes, which is the fastest time ever run by a serving Australian politician.
Andrew is the father of three sons—Sebastian, Theodore and Zachary—and lives with his wife Gweneth in Canberra.
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