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mega-event syndrome: a standalone construct

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Event studies

a recurring set of planning problems around mega-events, such as overpromising benefits, cost overruns, elite capture and suspension of normal rules.

In event studies, mega-event syndrome refers to a recurring set of planning problems around mega-events, such as overpromising benefits, cost overruns, elite capture and suspension of normal rules. This meaning comes from Müller (2015) in Journal of the American Planning Association.[1]

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Müller, M. (2015). The Mega-Event Syndrome: Why So Much Goes Wrong in Mega-Event Planning and What to Do About It. Journal of the American Planning Association, 81(1), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2015.1038292

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