1st Edition

Sport Policy in Britain

By Barrie Houlihan, Iain Lindsey Copyright 2013
306 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

Iain Lindsey is Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Southampton.

Barrie Houlihan is Professor of Sport Policy at Loughborough University.