Comparative elite sport development. Systems, structures and public policy
Now in a fully revised, extended and updated new edition, this is the only book to offer a comparative overview of the development of elite sport systems around the world.
The book examines sport policies and programmes in 20 developed and developing countries that have achieved international sporting success, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia, Australia, and South Korea, helping the reader to understand the factors behind that success. For each country, it sets out the historical and political context in which elite sport has developed, before explaining the country-specific structures of elite sport and the investment that each country has made in elite sport development. The book also considers how countries have used the hosting of mega-events as sport policy tools, and how factors such as geo-politics, states` governance and political ideology, and levels of economic development, all have influence on national sport policy.
Introducing the foundational concepts and principles of elite sport policy and development, and showing how those policies shape global sport, this book is fascinating reading for all students, researchers, policymakers and practitioners working in sport development, sport policy, sport management, event management, public policy, and political science.
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| Subjects: |
elite sport
high performance sport
junior elite sport
sport politics
sport history
promotion
finances
economy
system
structure
national
state
ideology
development
Brazil
Cuba
Turkey
China
India
Japan
South Korea
France
Germany
Netherlands
Norway
Great Britain
Russia
Australia
New Zealand
Kenya
South Africa
Canada
USA
sport history and sport politics
theory and social foundations
management and organisation of sport
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| Notations: | sport history and sport politics theory and social foundations management and organisation of sport |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Abingdon
Routledge
2025
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| Pages: | 341 |
| Document types: | book |
| Level: | advanced |