Sport policy in Britain / Barrie Houlihan and Iain Lindsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houlihan, Barrie.

Contributor:

Lindsey, Iain.

Series:

Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and state--Great Britain.

Sports and state.

Sports administration--Great Britain.

Sports administration.

Sports--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 of public and lottery investment and relatively high political salience. The text also locates Labour sport policy not only in relation to the previous government of John Major, but also in rela

Contents:

Cover; Sport Policy in Britain; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 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; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-20593-4

0-203-09427-1

1-283-84439-7

1-136-20594-2

9780203094273

OCLC:

819816644