Comparative elite sport development : systems, structures and public policy / [edited by] Barrie Houlihan, Mick Green.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houlihan, Barrie.

Green, Mick, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and state.

Sports administration.

Coaching (Athletics).

Physical Description:

xiii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.

Summary:

There is a paucity of academic work in the area of elite sport development despite there being ample evidence that achieving international sporting success is of increasing importance to the public (exemplified by consistent media interest in elite success or the lack of it) and to governments in most developed countries who have, almost without exception, increased the level of public funding for elite squad development often to the detriment of other sports policy objectives such as increasing general levels of participation.Comparative Elite Sport Development: systems, structures and public policy focuses on the identification and development of elite sporting talent especially in Olympic sports. Written by a team of international contributors it applies a reflective and analytical approach, and both informs, and is informed by, established bodies of theory in policy analysis. Uniquely, it adopts a comparative approach of policy rivals, leading 'sports powers' and policy innovators, which provides broad and thorough analytical coverage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780750682817

0750682817

OCLC:

166387574