2nd Edition
Comparative Elite Sport Development Systems, Structures and Public Policy
1. Introduction by Jonathan Grix, Barrie Houlihan and Paul Michael Brannagan
2. Brazil by Leandro Mazzei and Claudio Rocha
3. Cuba by Robert Huish
4. Qatar by Danyel Reiche
5. Turkey by Cem Tinaz
6. China by Fan Hong
7. India by Harish Kumar
8. Japan by Mayumi Ya-Ya Yamamoto
9. South Korea by Eunah Hong
10. France by Emmanuel Bayle, Christophe Durand and Nicolas Scelles
11. Germany by Verena Burk, Peter Ehnold, Karen Petry, Dirk Steinbach
12. The Netherlands by Ivo van Hilvoorde
13. Norway by Pal Augestad and Nils Asle Bergsgard
14. The United Kingdom by Jonathan Grix, Paul Michael Brannagan and Barrie Houlihan
15. Russia by Vitaly Kazakov
16. Australia by Geoff Dickson and Bob Stewart
17. New Zealand/Aotearoa by Mike Sam
18. Kenya by Jepkorir-Rose Chepyator-Thomson, Caren Jebet Cherono and Michael Boit
19. South Africa by Tom Bason and Kamilla Swart
20. Canada by David Black and Maya Hibbeln
21. The United States by Emily Sparvero, Laurence Chalip, and B. Christine Green
22. Conclusion by Jonathan Grix, Barrie Houlihan and Paul Michael Brannagan
Biography
Jonathan Grix is a Professor of Sport Politics and Policy and Head of the Sport Policy Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He has published widely on sport politics, sports policy and the politics of sports mega-events. Jonathan is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Sport Politics and Policy.
Paul Michael Brannagan is a Reader in Sport Management and Policy at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. His research focuses on the use of mega-events by national governments for achieving political, economic, social and cultural objectives. Paul has published in some of the leading politics and leisure journals, including Leisure Studies, Global Society and International Affairs.
Barrie Houlihan is an Emeritus Professor of Sport Policy at Loughborough University, United Kingdom, and has contributed greatly to the development of the study of sport policy globally. He has published widely on sport policy, sport politics anti-doping, and governance.
