Who Owns Sport?

<p>This fascinating collection of essays explores the complex economic political cultural and social claims over sport from multi-disciplinary perspectives including philosophy history political science and management. </p><p></p><p>The book seeks to uncover some of the tensions and dilemmas wrapped up within aspects of owning sport and attempts to make sense of the place role meaning and function of sport when set against the broad notion of ownership. It considers the relationships between individuals organisations and institutions and investigates the power of grassroots participants from the bottom up. In presenting contemporary analyses from many viewpoints not simply the commercial it asks the reader to think of sport differently. </p><p></p><p>Important reading for scholars and students with an interest in sport and society sport management policy or development as well as those studying political science economics philosophy and development studies this is also a useful resource for practitioners managers and those working strategically with sport.</p>