Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
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Title
Sport, policy, and politics.
International Standard Book Number
0415129184
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sports and state, Cross-cultural studies.
Sports-- Political aspects, Cross-cultural studies.