Bidding for international sport events: How government supports and undermines national governing bodies of sport

Sport in Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-222

  Walters, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951801500     PISSN: 17430437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2011.546520     Document Type: Article

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