02665nam 2200601Ia 450 991017096640332120200520144314.01-134-79439-81-134-79440-10-585-45202-40-203-16064-91-280-32757-X10.4324/9780203160640 (CKB)1000000000253937(EBL)169391(OCoLC)263592695(SSID)ssj0000310152(PQKBManifestationID)11925180(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310152(PQKBWorkID)10289724(PQKB)11188567(MiAaPQ)EBC169391(OCoLC)52630048(EXLCZ)99100000000025393719970327d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSport, policy, and politics a comparative analysis /Barrie HoulihanLondon ;New York Routledge19971 online resource (332 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-12919-2 0-415-12918-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-297) and index.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; IndexSport, Policy and Politics is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport policy-making * the administrative framework for sport: the responsibilities of central or federal governments, state governments and local authorities * the division of responsibility between different levels of government * how policy-making has addressed the topical problems of drug abuse in athletes, and the provision of sport and physical educSports and stateCross-cultural studiesSportsPhilosophySports and stateSportsPhilosophy.353.78796/.06/9Houlihan Barrie876626MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910170966403321Sport, policy, and politics2279617UNINA