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Comparative elite sport development : systems, structures and public policy / edited by Jonathan Grix, Paul Michael Brannagan and Barrie Houlihan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports and state--Case studies.
- Sports and state.
- Sports administration--Case studies.
- Sports administration.
- Coaching (Athletics)--Case studies.
- Coaching (Athletics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2025.
- Biography/History:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Jonathan Grix, Barrie Houlihan and Paul Michael Brannagan
- Brazil / Leandro Mazzei and Claudio Rocha
- Cuba / Robert Huish
- Qatar / Danyel Reiche
- Turkey / Cem Tinaz
- China / Fan Hong
- India / Harish Kumar
- Japan / Mayumi Ya-Ya Yamamoto
- South Korea / Eunah Hong
- France / Emmanuel Bayle, Christophe Durand and Nicolas Scelles
- Germany / Verena Burk, Peter Ehnold, Karen Petry, Dirk Steinbach
- The Netherlands / Ivo van Hilvoorde
- Norway / Pal Augestad and Nils Asle Bergsgard
- The United Kingdom /Jonathan Grix, Paul Michael Brannagan and Barrie Houlihan
- Russia / Vitaly Kazakov
- Australia / Geoff Dickson and Bob Stewart
- New Zealand/Aotearoa / Mike Sam
- Kenya / Jepkorir-Rose Chepyator-Thomson, Caren Jebet Cherono and Michael Boit
- South Africa / Tom Bason and Kamilla Swart
- Canada / David Black and Maya Hibbeln
- The United States / Emily Sparvero, Laurence Chalip, and B. Christine Green
- Conclusion / Jonathan Grix, Barrie Houlihan and Paul Michael Brannagan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed November 13, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Comparative elite sport development.
- ISBN:
- 9781003213529
- 1003213529
- 9781040119945
- 1040119948
- 9781040119969
- 1040119964
- Publisher Number:
- 40032730836
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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