Title: The austerity Olympics
Description: London 2012 Olympics is fast approaching, with new developments and plans causing huge excitement the world over. Yet, this multi-million pound corporate extravaganza could not be further from the realities of the 1948 'Ration Book Olympics' which took place with London a bombed out ruin and Britain in deep economic crisis. The resulting games were not only an amazing achievement in terms of organisation, thrift and invention - being the most successful, inexpensive and unpretentious games of the 20th century - but also something for the world to celebrate following the long years of war and strain.
Subjects: Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Olympics, History, Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England), Olympics, Olympiader, Ekonomiska aspekter, Olympic Games. fast (OCoLC)fst01408249, Olympiska spelen (14 : 1948 : London) sao, Sports, great britain, Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92087238, Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92087238 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n92087238
Places: England, London