Participation in sport : international policy perspectives / edited by Matthew Nicholson, Russell Hoye, and Barrie Houlihan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicholson, Matthew.

Hoye, Russell, 1966-

Houlihan, Barrie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and state.

Sports.

Physical Description:

xvi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, [England] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

Although there is growing interest form governments in participation levels in sports, the extent to which governments actively promote 'sport for all' and their motives for doing so vary greatly. This is the first book to examine the sport participation policies of national governments around the world and to offer a comparative analysis of the motives for, and successes and failures of, those policies.

Organized around a series of sixteen national case studies, including the UK, the US, Australia, China and India, the book enables students and practitioners to compare and contrast the development, implementation and impact of sport participation Policies throughout the world. An introductory chapter provides a framework for understanding and interpreting those case studies and each chapter then addresses the following key themes:

national structures for sport

national sporting cultures

participation levels in organized sport

the nature and extent of government intervention

implementaion of government policy

the impact of government policy

With contributions from many of the world's leading experts on sport policy and sport development, this book is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the role of governments in relation to supporting and regulating their citizens involvement in sport. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Matthew Nicholson Nicholson, Matthew, Russell Hoye Hoye, Russell, Barrie Houlihan Houlihan, Barrie 1

2 England / Barrie Houlihan Houlihan, Barrie 10

3 The Netherlands / Maarten Van Bottenburg Bottenburg, Maarten Van 25

4 Germany / Karen Petry Petry, Karen, Bernd Schulze Schulze, Bernd 42

5 Norway / Nils Asle Bergsgard Bergsgard, Nils Asle, Jan Ove Tangen Tangen, Jan Ove 69

6 Hungary / Gyöngyi Szabó Földesi Földesi, Gyöngyi Szabó 76

7 Bulgaria / Vassil Girginov Girginov, Vassil, Ivan Sandanski Sandanski, Ivan 91

8 Finland / Shane Collins Collins, Shane 109

9 South Africa / Cora Burnett Burnett, Cora 126

10 India / Packianathan Chelladurai Chelladurai, Packianathan, D. Shunmuganathan Shunmuganathan, D., Sheila Stephen Stephen, Sheila 143

11 China / Fan Hong Hong, Fan, Lu Zhouxiang Zhouxiang, Lu 160

12 Singapore / Lionel Teo Teo, Lionel 183

13 Japan / Kazuo Uchiumi Uchiumi, Kazuo 209

14 Australia / Russell Hoye Hoye, Russell, Matthew Nicholson Nicholson, Matthew 223

15 New Zealand / Mike Sam Sam, Mike 238

16 United States of America / Matthew T. Bowers Bowers, Matthew T., Laurence Chalip Chalip, Laurence, B. Christine Green Green, B. Christine 254

17 Canada / Lucie Thibault Thibault, Lucie, Lisa M. Kikulis Kikulis, Lisa M. 268

18 Conclusion / Matthew Nicholson Nicholson, Matthew, Russell Hoye Hoye, Russell, Barrie Houlihan Houlihan, Barrie 294.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415554787

0415554780

9780415554770

0415554772

9780203870495

0203870492

OCLC:

432990140