Sport, policy, and politics : a comparative analysis / / Barrie Houlihan

• Autore: Houlihan Barrie
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Disciplina: 353.78; 796/.06/9
• Soggetto topico: Sports and state; Sports - Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-297) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sport, 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 educ
• Titolo autorizzato: Sport, policy, and politics
• ISBN: 1-134-79439-8; 1-134-79440-1; 0-585-45202-4; 0-203-16064-9; 1-280-32757-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910170966403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II