03179oam 2200697I 450 991046304210332120200520144314.00-203-09427-11-283-84439-71-136-20594-210.4324/9780203094273 (CKB)2670000000299014(EBL)1075382(OCoLC)819816644(SSID)ssj0000785190(PQKBManifestationID)11476178(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000785190(PQKBWorkID)10804131(PQKB)10038624(MiAaPQ)EBC1075382(Au-PeEL)EBL1075382(CaPaEBR)ebr10631078(CaONFJC)MIL415689(OCoLC)819379014(OCoLC)995570107(EXLCZ)99267000000029901420180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSport policy in Britain /Barrie Houlihan and Iain LindseyNew York ;London :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (250 p.)Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;18Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;18Description based upon print version of record.1-138-92060-6 0-415-87483-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexSince 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 relaRoutledge Research in Sport, Culture and SocietySports and stateGreat BritainSports administrationGreat BritainSportsSocial aspectsGreat BritainElectronic books.Sports and stateSports administrationSportsSocial aspects306.4/830941Houlihan Barrie876626Lindsey IainMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463042103321Sport policy in Britain1957433UNINA