Sport in Latin America

<p>The Rio Olympics and FIFA World Cup in Brazil highlight the profound importance of sport in Latin America. This book is the first to offer a broad survey of the way that sport is managed governed and organized across the Latin American region drawing on cutting-edge contemporary scholarship in management policy sociology and history. The book explores key themes in Latin American sport including the role of public institutions; the relationship between sport policy and political regimes; the structure and significance of national governing bodies and professional leagues; the impact of sporting mega-events and the management and governance of soccer the dominant sport in the region</p>