Sport management reform, national competitiveness and olympic glory in the people’s republic of China

Managing Leisure

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 193-211

  Theodoraki, Eleni ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009628138     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360671042000317289     Document Type: Article

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