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Sport policy in Britain / / Barrie Houlihan and Iain Lindsey



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Autore: Houlihan Barrie Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sport policy in Britain / / Barrie Houlihan and Iain Lindsey Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
Disciplina: 306.4/830941
Soggetto topico: Sports and state - Great Britain
Sports administration - Great Britain
Sports - Social aspects - Great Britain
Classificazione: SPO019000SPO000000POL028000
Persona (resp. second.): LindseyIain
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
Titolo autorizzato: Sport policy in Britain  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-20593-4
0-203-09427-1
1-283-84439-7
1-136-20594-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786443103321
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Serie: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society