Intercollegiate Athletics, Inc.

Intercollegiate Athletics, Inc. examines the corrupting influence and damaging financial effects of big-time intercollegiate athletics, especially football and to a lesser extent basketball, on American higher education.

James T. Bennett is Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy at George Mason University, USA, and a prolific author. His research interests focus on public policy, political economy, and labor economics.

1. Introduction 2. From Brutal Gentlemen Amateurs To "Student-Athletes" On the Payroll: The Development Of Intercollegiate Sports 3. Stopping Football in Its Tracks-Or Getting Run Over 4. Athletic Fees Rout Hapless Students: The College Sports Scandal That Never Makes the Headlines 5. Money Changes Everything 6. Athletics: The Best Boost Academics Ever Had? 7. "A Game for Every Girl And A Girl For Every Game?": A Brief Look At How Women's Sports Lost Their Virtue And Became Carbon Copies Of The Male Game 8. Reform-Or Renewal?