Introduction: These Games are for Who? Olympic claims to help the young and the poor
1. Modernizing Aspirations and Legitimation Rationales: Why the Olympics claims to help the young and the poor
2. Olympic Housing Legacies in Vancouver: Clearing the streets with short-term shelters
3. Olympic Housing Legacies in London: Gentrification and displacement of working class communities
4. Olympic Employment Legacies in Vancouver and London: Gender inequality, precarious jobs and low wages
5. Policing and Security in Vancouver: Making the city look good when the world is watching
6. Policing and Security in London: Dispersal orders, racial profiling and protecting tourists Conclusion: These Games are Not For You: Olympic promises, Olympic legacies and marginalized youth in Olympic cities