Sport, Policy and Politics
Subtitle: a Comparative Analysis
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780203160640
Subjects: Sports and state; Cross-cultural studies; Sport & Recreation; Political Science
Description: A genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy -making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and North America. Focuses on issues such as drug abuse, government intervention and the provision of sport in schools.
Notes: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Comparing policy for sport and recreation; Government, sport and policy-making; Patterns of government involvement in sport; Sub-national government; National sports organisations; Doping and sport; Sport and physical education in schools; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Comparing policy for sport and recreation; Government, sport and policy-making; Patterns of government involvement in sport; Sub-national government; National sports organisations; Doping and sport; Sport and physical education in schools; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index;