1st Edition
The Politics of Sports Development Development of Sport or Development Through Sport?
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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This text traces the evolution of sports development in the UK in the context of broader shifts in sport and social policy. It explores the emergence of sports development from the early years of public policy for sport in the 1960s to the contemporary era. This analysis is set against a background of policy initiatives, from 'Sport For All', 'Action Sport' and CCT, to the National... Read more
1. The origins of sports development: the 1960s to the mid 1970s 2. The mid 1970s to the early 1990s: sports development comes of age 3. The early 1990s to 1997: welfare restructuring and Major's sporting glory 4. New Labour: the reinvigoration of sport development 5. Sports development in four local authorities 6. Sports development in four national governing bodies of sport 7. Development of sport and / or development through sport?
Biography
Barrie Houlihan is Professor of Sport Policy, Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, Loughborough University.
Anita White is Visiting Professor, Loughborough University and Independent Consultant on Sport Policy and Sports Development.
'... essential reading for students of sport, sports development and leisure policy.' - The British Journal of Teaching Physical Education
