Changing policy priorities for sport in England: The emergence of elite sport development as a key policy concern

Leisure Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-385

  Green, Mick ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY STRATEGY; PUBLIC SECTOR; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SPORT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4644298532     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0261436042000231646     Document Type: Article

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