The politics of leisure policy

Author(s)

• Henry, Ian P.

Bibliographic Information

The politics of leisure policy

Ian P. Henry

（Public policy and politics）

Palgrave, 2001

2nd ed

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

First ed., published in 1993

Bibliography: p. 254-274

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333948538

Description

The Politics of Leisure Policy provides a systematic account of the impact of social, economic and cultural change on the demand for leisure and of the response of politicians, professionals, and service providers. This substantially revised second edition has been updated throughout and recast to reflect the changed realities of the post Thatcher era, notably the impact of globalization and the search by New Labour for a 'responsible market' approach to leisure policy and provision.

Table of Contents

The Politics of Leisure Policy.- Political Ideology and Central Government Leisure Policy.- Leisure the State and Policy: New Labour in the new Millennium.- Local Government and Leisure Policy: From the Thatcher Era to the Modernisation Agenda.- The Leisure Professionals.- The Commercial and Voluntary Sectors.- Social Regulation and the Governance of Leisure.- Leisure Politics and Policy: Strategic Relations in the Global Context.

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780333948545

Description

This volume provides a systematic account of the impact of social, economic and cultural change on the demand for leisure and of the response of politicians, professionals, and service providers. This revised edition has been updated throughout and recast to reflect the changed realities of the post-Thatcher era, notably the impact of globalization and the search by New Labour for a "responsible market" approach to leisure policy and provision.

Table of Contents

• The politics of leisure policy
• political ideology and central government leisure policy
• leisure the state and policy - New Labour in the new Millennium
• local government and leisure policy - from the Thatcher era to the modernization agenda
• the leisure professionals
• the commercial and voluntary sectors
• social regulation and the governance of leisure
• leisure politics and policy - strategic relations in the global context.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA54984235
• ISBN:
  • 0333948548
  • 033394853X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Hampshire
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 284 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00348274