Still playing the game at arm’s length? The selective re-investment in British sport, 1995-2000

Managing Leisure

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 74-94

  Oakley, Ben ^a   Green, Mick ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011227164     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13606710110039534     Document Type: Article

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