Introduction

Kirstin Hallmann () and Karen Petry ()
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Kirstin Hallmann: German Sport University Cologne
Karen Petry: German Sport University Cologne

Chapter Chapter 1 in Comparative Sport Development, 2013, pp 1-6 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This section starts giving an overview about why governments implement sport policies and finance sport. Thereafter, details about the comparative approach as well as the structure of the different book chapters – which is similar for all chapters – are provided highlighting the different sections and raising arguments for including particular elements. Finally, a summary of the countries presented in this book is given.

Keywords: Social Inclusion; Comparative Approach; Sport Participation; Sport Facility; Elite Sport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8905-4_1

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