Sport and development in emerging nations /

Sport and development in emerging nations / / Edited by Cem Tinaz and Brendon Knott.

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"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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Superior document:Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy
:
Tinaz
TeilnehmendeR:
Tinaz, Cem,
Knott, Brendon,
Place / Publishing House:New York, New York State ;, London, England : : Routledge,, [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1 ed.
Language:English
Series:Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy
Physical Description:1 online resource (243 pages) :; illustrations
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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