Sport Policy and Politics

<p><i>Sport Policy and Politics</i> is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia Canada Ireland the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport policy-making * the administrative framework for sport: the responsibilities of central or federal governments state governments and local authorities * the division of responsibility between different levels of government * how policy-making has addressed the topical problems of drug abuse in athletes and the provision of sport and physical education in schools.</p>