Sport and development in emerging nations
"For the first time, this book examines the strategies of leaders of emerging nations to use sport as a tool for reaching social, economic, cultural, political, technological or environmental goals and gaining international prestige. It assesses whether sport can really be an effective tool in...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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New York, New York State ; London, England :
Routledge
2021.
[2021] |
| Edición: | 1 ed |
| Colección: | Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009762705406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: defining sport and development in 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
- Index.
