Sport, Policy and Politics - A Comparative Analysis

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.

List of contents

1. Comparing policy for sport and recreation, 2. Government, sport and policy-making, 3. Patterns of government involvement in sport, 4. Sub-national government, 5. National sports organisations, 6. Doping and sport, 7. Sport and physical education in schools, 8. Conclusion

About the author

Barrie Houlihan

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Barrie Houlihan, Barrie (Loughborough University Houlihan, Houlihan Barrie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.11.1997
• EAN: 9780415129190
• ISBN: 978-0-415-12919-0
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Society & culture: general, Politics & government, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sociology: sport and leisure, Politics and government, Society and culture: general, Sports and Active outdoor recreation