Explaining international sporting success: An international comparison of elite sport systems and policies in six countries

Sport Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 113-136

  De Bosscher, Veerle ^a   De Knop, Paul ^a   van Bottenburg, Maarten ^b   Shibli, Simon ^c   Bingham, Jerry ^d  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UKSport ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Elite sport development; Elite sport systems; International comparisons; International sporting success

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349202751     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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