Sport mega-events in emerging economies: the South American Games of Santiago 2014

This case study will expand the readers understanding of third-order SMEs like the South American Games and highlight the circumstances under which they occur.

It also enhances our knowledge as to what extent previous findings made on impact, legacies, justifications, and challenges identified on larger scale SMEs hosted in the developed world, inform the process and outcomes of second or third-order SMEs organised in less developed countries.