Sport and Development in Emerging Nations - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0367903601 ISBN 13 : 9780367903602

Editeur : Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

For the first time, this book examines the strategies of leaders of emerging nations to use sport as a tool for reaching social, economic, cultural, political, technological or environmental goals and gaining international prestige. It assesses whether sport can really be an effective tool in international development.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Cem Tinaz is Director of the School of Sports Sciences and Technology at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. He is also an esteemed board member and Vice President of the Turkish Tennis Federation. Dr. Tinaz's research interests include sport policy and development, administration, legacies and impacts of sport mega-events - all integrated with his primary area of expertise in sport management. He was awarded a 2016/2017 Advanced Olympic Research Grant by the IOC Olympic Studies Centre for the project "Examining Positive Outcomes of Unsuccessful Olympic Bids".

Brendon Knott is Associate Professor in the Sport Management Department at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. His primary research interests include sport marketing, sport tourism and mega-event studies. He serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Leisure Research and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Destination Marketing and Management. He has a passion for sport and its impact on society, especially in emerging nations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367903601
• ISBN 13: 9780367903602
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Éditeur: Tinaz Cem, Knott Brendon
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• Personne responsable: non disponible