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Routledge Handbook of Sports Development(1st Edition)
(Routledge International Handbooks)
by Barrie Houlihan, Mick Green
Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge
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ISBN-13: 978-0-415-47996-7, ISBN: 0-415-47996-7

"Sports development has become a prominent concern within both the academic study of sport and within the organisation and administration of sport. Now available in paperback, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is the first book to comprehensively map the wide-ranging territory of sports development as an activity and as a policy field, and to offer a definitive survey of current academic knowledge and professional practice. S ..."

Elite Sport Development(1st Edition)
Policy Learning and Political Priorities
by Mick Green, Barrie Houlihan
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-33182-1, ISBN: 0-415-33182-X

"Is a handful of gold medals once every four years worth GBP100m? "Elite Sports Development" addresses important sport policy questions in this unique text that explores the emergence, development and current status of elite sport development policy with detailed examination of Australia, Canada and the UK. The book looks at the problems faced in establishing an elite sport development infrastructure covering facilities, coaching, sports ..."

Comparative Elite Sport Development(1st Edition)
by Barrie Houlihan, Mick Green, Professor Barrie Houlihan
Hardcover, 316 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-16984-5, ISBN: 1-138-16984-6

"There is a paucity of academic work in the area of elite sport development despite there being ample evidence that achieving international sporting success is of increasing importance to the public (exemplified by consistent media interest in elite success or the lack of it) and to governments in most developed countries who have, almost without exception, increased the level of public funding for elite squad ..."