Sport, Policy and Politics: A Comparative Analysis

By Barrie Houlihan

Book Overview

Sport, Policy and Politics is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport policy-making * the administrative framework for sport: the responsibilities of central or federal governments, state governments and local authorities * the division of responsibility between different levels of government * how policy-making has addressed the topical problems of drug abuse in athletes, and the provision of sport and physical education in schools.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415129192
• ISBN13: 9780415129190
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"