Comparative Elite Sport Development

There is a paucity of academic work in the area of elite sport development despite there being ample evidence that achieving international sporting success is of increasing importance to the public (exemplified by consistent media interest in elite success or the lack of it) and to governments in most developed countries who have, almost without exception, increased the level of public funding for elite squad development often to the detriment of other sports policy objectives such as increasing general levels of participation."Comparative Elite Sport Development: Systems, Structures and Public Policy" focuses on the identification and development of elite sporting talent especially in Olympic sports. Written by a team of international contributors it applies a reflective and analytical approach, and both informs, and is informed by, established bodies of theory in policy analysis. Uniquely, it adopts a comparative approach of policy rivals, leading 'sports powers' and policy innovators, which provides broad and thorough analytical coverage. It is a revealing and unique comparative study of policy rivals, leading 'sports powers' and policy innovators - including China, Japan, Singapore, Germany, France, Poland, Norway, New Zealand and the United States. It is edited by well established experts in the field and contributed to by a global team of cutting edge researchers. It focuses on the hot-topic of identifying and developing elite sporting talent especially in Olympic sports.

ISBN 0750682817   Pages 320 ISBN13 9780750682817 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 518 Imprint Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Height (mm) 156 Publication date 19 Nov 2007   Width (mm) 234 Library of Congress GV   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 796.069   Academic level Tertiary education DEWEY edition DC22

1		Comparative elite sport development by Barrie Houlihan and Mick Green		1
2		China by Fan Hong		26
3		Japan by Mayumi Ya-Ya Yamamoto		53
4		Singapore by Lionel Teo		83
5		Germany by Karen Petry and Dirk Steinbach and Verena Burk		115
6		France by Emmanuel Bayle and Christophe Durand and Luc Nikonoff		147
7		Poland by Jolanta Zysko		166
8		Norway by Pal Augestad and Nils Asle Bergsgard		194
9		New Zealand by Shane Collins		218
10		United States by Emily Sparvero and Laurence Chalip and B. Christine Green		242
11		Conclusion by Mick Green and Barrie Houlihan		272

"This collection is a rarity: the editors provide a clear conceptual framework to assist authors, the authors use the framework to inform their analyses of athlete development in each of nine nation-states, and the editors use the chapters to write a concluding chapter that identifies the complex social, economic, political, and historical factors that shape processes of creating elite athletes in today's societies. As a result, this collection comes together in a way that will keep readers engaged and leave them better informed about sports in society." Jay Coakley, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA "In the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with many predicting that China is about to take the lead in the 'global sporting arms race', this is a very timely book. Houlihan and Green have taken the cross-cultural study of high performance sport development systems to a new level. Using sophisticated analytical tools for the comparison of national sport policies this book takes important steps towards understanding how and why countries compete in the 'global sporting arms race'. These are important questions when governments compete to spend many millions to host sporting mega events and develop competitive athletes, often at the expense of urgent social needs in their countries." Professor Peter Donnelly, Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies, University of Toronto

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