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Investigating the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right, this book argues that sport can contribute to the development process, particularly where traditional development approaches have difficulty in...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Beacom, Aaron (Editor), Levermore, Roger (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Global culture and sport.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Development Policy.
Development Studies.
Political Sociology.
Popular Science in Sports.
Services.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
Political sociology.
Service industries.
Social sciences.
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Sports.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Investigating the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right, this book argues that sport can contribute to the development process, particularly where traditional development approaches have difficulty in engaging with communities.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIX, 276 pages)
ISBN:9780230584402
DOI:10.1057/9780230584402