Sport Policy / Edition 1

by Nils Asle Bergsgard, Barrie Houlihan, Per Mangset, Svein Ingve Nødland, Hilmar Rommetvedt

Overview

Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change builds on the growing general interest in the comparative study of sport policy and the more specific interest in processes of policy change and issues associated with policy convergence.

In stark contrast to many other areas of public policy such as education, personal welfare and health care there is a paucity of theoretically informed comparative studies in sport. Over recent years there has been a steady increase in public investment in sport and frequently, as a consequence, a sharper debate about how public resources should be used. However, there has been little analysis of the factors that shape the generation of domestic sport policy and little attempt to identify the variables that might influence the policy process.

Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change provides a theoretically informed analysis of the sports systems in Canada, England, Germany and Norway. These economically advanced countries are carefully selected to enable the investigation of the significance of variables and because they share a number of socio-economic and sports-related characteristics, which provides the text with a unique breadth and depth of coverage. This text is a vital addition to the general paucity of literature in this area and is written by an internationally renowned author team.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750683647
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/24/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nils Asle Bergsgard, Barrie Houlihan, Per Mangset, Svein Ingve Nødland, Hilmar Rommetvedt

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Comparing Sport Policies in Economically Developed Countries; Chapter 3 Political and Historical Context; Chapter 4 The Structure of Sport and the Role of the Voluntary Sector; Chapter 5 Sport Policy; Chapter 6 High Performance Sport; Chapter 7 Sport for All; Chapter 8 Sport Policies Compared;