Title Sport, policy, and politics : a comparative analysis / Barrie Houlihan.

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London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Internet	WORLD WIDE WEB E-BOOK EBSCO	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (xvii, 313 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Comparing policy for sport and recreation -- Government, sport and policy-making -- Patterns of government involvement in sport -- Sub-national government -- National sports organisations -- Doping and sport -- Sport and physical education in schools -- Conclusion.
Summary	A genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy -making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and North America. Focuses on issues such as drug abuse, government intervention and the provision of sport in schools.
Local Note	EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text
Subject	Sports and state -- Cross-cultural studies.
	Sports -- Political aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
	GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
	TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
	Sports and state. (OCoLC)fst01130564
	Sports -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01130493
Genre/Form	Cross-cultural studies. (OCoLC)fst01423769
Other Form:	Print version: Houlihan, Barrie. Sport, policy, and politics. London ; New York : Routledge, 1997 0415129184 (DLC) 97003355 (OCoLC)36649230
ISBN	0585452024 (electronic book)
	9780585452029 (electronic book)
	0203160649 (electronic book)
	9780203160640 (electronic book)
	0415129184 (Cloth)
	0415129192 (Paper)

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