Sport Policy and Politics in an Era of Austerity

Taylor & Francis

Sport Policy and Politics in an Era of AusterityAuthor(s): Dan Parnell, Peter Millward, Paul A. Widdop, Neil King, Anthony May\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367661632, 978-0367661632\nSynopsis\nAusterity is perhaps the major challenge of our times, given the speed at which it arrived and the consequences of its impact upon society. The global financial crash and economic downturn was the catalyst for change and, against a backdrop of advice from experts adverse to Keynesian economics, the ideology of austerity grew and became the dominant thinking to steer economies out of recession.\n\nThis comprehensive volume draws upon both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to provide a varied and contextually rich insight into sport, policy, and politics in an era of austerity. The authors cover a wide range of issues in a variety of organisational contexts and geographies, including sports participatio.