ISBN:
9780415874830
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (250 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society Ser. v.18
Parallel Title:
Print version Sport Policy in Britain
DDC:
306.4/830941
Keywords:
Sports administration
;
Sports and state
;
Sports Social aspects
;
Sports - Political aspects - Great Britain
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Since 1990, Britain has seen a period of unprecedented public investment in, and political commitment to, sport. In this book, Iain Lindsey and Barrie Houlihan examine and analyze sport policy since the appointment of John Major as leader of the Conservative Party in 1990. John Major's period as Prime Minister was a watershed in British sport policy marking the beginning of a prolonged period of public and lottery investment and relatively high political salience. The text also locates Labour sport policy not only in relation to the previous government of John Major, but also in relation to th
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Sport Policy in Britain; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 The Framework for Analysis; 2 John Major's Conservative Governments; 3 From New Labour's Modernisation to the Coalition's Big Society; 4 The Impact of Devolution on Sport Policy; 5 Elite Success and/or Increased Participation; 6 The Forgotten Partner: Local Government; 7 Youth Sport; 8 Continuity and Change in British Sport Policy; Notes; References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
