03212nam 2200721Ia 450 991081539410332120200520144314.01-136-20593-40-203-09427-11-283-84439-71-136-20594-210.4324/9780203094273 (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(FINmELB)ELB135240(EXLCZ)99267000000029901420120412d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSport policy in Britain /Barrie Houlihan and Iain Lindsey1st ed.New York Routledge20131 online resource (250 p.)Routledge 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 BritainSports and stateSports administrationSportsSocial aspects306.4/830941SPO019000SPO000000POL028000bisacshHoulihan Barrie876626Lindsey Iain1328772MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815394103321Sport policy in Britain4192848UNINA