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The bidding process for host cities and countries for sports events such as the World Cup and the Olympics has come under a lot of fire recently with claims of bribery, corruption, that they are a was
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Robert Haddan
While these types of events often result in the upgrade of other infrastructure (trains, highways, etc.), it also requires the construction of several stadiums and, in the case of the Olympics, event-specific stadiums. In many cities, these facilities go underutilized following the event. Either select cities with the infrastructure to support these types of events, or require a high amount of private funding for stadiums, etc. Municipalities don't typically see the return on investment from the added facilities.
kibousha
It's an event by the world and for the world, why not set up a real-time updating website where the people anywhere in the world can go online and vote ? The committees pick X number of cities and rank their infrastructure, safety, etc. accordingly.
The committees do the work, but the people decide, that's how democracy goes, doesn't it ?
nath
Create a shortlist of (say) 6 countries and then do a blind draw.....
gaijinfo
Have the world pitch in and build an Olympic Stadium in the middle of Africa and Iceland (or wherever) and have them there EVERY TIME.
SimondB
The country that picks the short straw get's to hold it.
frontandcentre
Junken!
sangetsu03
Even in a democracy you have to "pay to play." Plato said that democracy was one of the weakest forms of government. The majority doesn't always do what is right or wise.