Power, policy, and political priorities: Elite sport development in Canada and the United Kingdom

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 376-396

  Green, Mick ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 12444320301     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.21.4.376     Document Type: Review

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