Australian Sport - Better by Design

Bibliographic Data

ID19921754
AuthorsBob Stewart (Victoria School of Management), Michael Nicholson (0000-0001-5492-0679, Victoria School of Management), Matthew Nicholson (0000-0002-7229-6037), Aaron C T Smith (0000-0001-9287-6242), Aaron Smith (0000-0001-5768-6304, La Trobe University), Hans Westerbeek (0000-0001-5092-9676, La Trobe University)
Year2004
Pages224
Publication date2004-10-28
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueAustralian Sport - Better by Design? (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203462928
OpenAlexW2160743571
Open LibraryOL38746443M
ISBN9780203462928
LanguageEN
Citations received32

Australians have invested an enormous amount of emotional and physical capital in their sporting systems and structures. While Australian sport has many times been dissected from a historical and cultural perspective, there is little detailed analysis of sport's relationship with government.The book focuses on sport policy, and examines the ways in which government has affected the development of Australian sport since 1919. The text identifies the political, economic and cultural context in which policies were set, and examines critical policy shifts. The book also provides a strong theoretical foundation by first discussing the underlying principles of policy formulation, and second, the rationale for government intervention in national sport. It includes a number of sport policy case studies, with particular attention to the following topics:- Elite and Community sport development- Trends in participation and sport fan preferences - Problems in attracting young people to sport participation- Improving the management systems of sporting bodies- Government policy on sport broadcasting- Tools for evaluating sport policyProviding a unique blend of theory, history and practice, this text provides an essential foundation for sport policy analysis and will be read by students of sport studies and sport management as well as professionals with an interest in sport development

Context (archaeology) · Elite · Foundation (evidence) · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Public relations · Sociology · Sport management · Engineering · Law · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Public Administration · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · Australia · Sports · Sports and state

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