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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463042103321

Autore

Houlihan Barrie

Titolo

Sport policy in Britain / / Barrie Houlihan and Iain Lindsey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-09427-1

1-283-84439-7

1-136-20594-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; ; 18

Disciplina

306.4/830941

Soggetti

Sports and state - Great Britain

Sports administration - Great Britain

Sports - Social aspects - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Sport Policy in Britain; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 The Framework for Analysis; 2 John Major's Conservative Governments; 3 From New Labour's Modernisation to the Coalition's Big Society; 4 The Impact of Devolution on Sport Policy; 5 Elite Success and/or Increased Participation; 6 The Forgotten Partner: Local Government; 7 Youth Sport; 8 Continuity and Change in British Sport Policy; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since 1990, Britain has seen a period of unprecedented public investment in, and political commitment to, sport. In this book, Iain Lindsey and Barrie Houlihan examine and analyze sport policy since the appointment of John Major as leader of the Conservative Party in 1990. John Major's period as Prime Minister was a watershed in British sport policy marking the beginning of a prolonged period of public and lottery investment and relatively high political salience. The text also locates Labour sport policy not only in relation to the previous government of John Major, but also in rela