{"product_id":"sport-policy-and-politics-barrie-houlihan-9780415129183","title":"Sport, Policy and Politics: A Comparative Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSport, Policy and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport policy-making * the administrative framework for sport: the responsibilities of central or federal governments, state governments and local authorities * the division of responsibility between different levels of government * how policy-making has addressed the topical problems of drug abuse in athletes, and the provision of sport and physical education in schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barrie Houlihan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415129184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415129183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.36w x 1.26d","brand":"Barrie Houlihan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064869826815,"sku":"9780415129183","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65b2fa45-531d-4cb8-8138-5bce23ef4f03.jpg?v=1768671584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sport-policy-and-politics-barrie-houlihan-9780415129183","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}