The public management of sport: Wicked problems, challenges and dilemmas

Public Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-514

  Sam, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Government; Modernization; Paradox; Sport policy; Wicked problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249108605     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030902989565     Document Type: Article

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