Sport and development in emerging nations
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Bibliographic Information
Sport and development in emerging nations
(Routledge research in sport politics and policy / series editors, Jonathan Grix, Laurence Chalip, Barrie Houlihan)
Routledge, 2021
- : hbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Covers a range of critical sports industry related issues in developing countries.
Chapters contributed by native scholars from twelve countries, addressing a genuinely international perspective.
A highly valuable and unique asset since it covers countries which are underrepresented in international sports related academic outlets.
Each chapter highlights the sports industry in a developing country by using specific cases providing inside stories. This approach is unique for an academic book
Gives insights into the socio-political aspects of sports in these countries.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Defining Sport and Development in the Emerging Nations, 2. Sport and Development in Brazil: Lessons from Multiple Sport Mega-Event Hosting and Sporting Programmes in Disadvantaged Communities, 3. Sport and Development in China: Professional Football as Wealth Generator and National Dream Bearer, 4. Sport and Development in the Czech Republic: Sport as a Tool for Social and Cultural Transformation, 5. Sport and Development in Hungary and the Central and Eastern European Region: The Development of the Leisure Sport Industry, 6. Sport and Development in India: Professional Sport League Systems, 7. Sport and Development in Indonesia: Sport Policy in the Reformation Era, 8. Sport and Development in Mexico: NGOs and Community-based Organisations Underpinned by Neo-liberal Logics Using Sport as Educational Tools, 9. Sport and Development in Poland: National Strategies and their Implementation, 10. Sport and Development in Qatar: International and Regional Dynamics of Sport Mega-Events, 11. Sport and Development in South Africa: Sport in a Changing Society and Economy, 12. Sport and Development in South Korea: A Critical Analysis of Media Discourses on the Unified Korean Women's Ice Hockey Team in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, 13. Sport and Development in Turkey: Community Sport Participation, Leisure Spaces and Social Inclusion, 14. Conclusion: Lessons Learned from the Emerging Nations
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