ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on concepts discussed in preceding chapters of this book. The book outlines the need for a sustained critique and discussion of event bidding. It suggests that there are at least three ways that event bids can be conceptualised – economic reframing, nation building and global positioning. The book indicates that almost every new bid cycle contains a demand for a new form of legacy and impact, as the perceived power of events to deliver urban renewal amplifies. It highlights the ways in which economic, social, cultural and sustainable agendas have all been incorporated into the bid cycle for sporting mega events in recent years. Though the bidding process for peripatetic cultural events is subject to much less critical scrutiny than for sporting mega events, the bid organisations established are similar in terms of their membership and level of accountability to the state and broader publics.
