1st Edition

Sport, Policy and Politics A Comparative Analysis

By Barrie Houlihan Copyright 1997
332 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

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 *... Read more
1. Comparing policy for sport and recreation, 2. Government, sport and policy-making, 3. Patterns of government involvement in sport, 4. Sub-national government, 5. National sports organisations, 6. Doping and sport, 7. Sport and physical education in schools, 8. Conclusion

Biography

Barrie Houlihan