Why do governments invest in elite sport? A polemic

Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 73 - 90
Published: Mar 1, 2012
Abstract
Elite sport currently enjoys high levels of investment in many advanced capitalist countries. The primary aim of this piece is to introduce and unpack the reasons generally given by states for prioritizing and investing in elite sport. While our core focus is the UK sport policy sector, many of the discussions will be relevant for other, advanced liberal capitalist systems (e.g. Australia and Canada) and even the now defunct dictatorships (e.g....
Paper Details
Title
Why do governments invest in elite sport? A polemic
DOI
Published Date
Mar 1, 2012
Journal
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
73 - 90
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