Sport and Development in Emerging Nations

• Main Authors: Tinaz, Cem, Knott, Brendon
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2021; Knowledge Unlatched GmbH; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy
• Subjects: Brazil; Brendon Knott; BRIC; Business Aspects; Cem Tinaz; central Europe; China; Cultural & Social Aspects; Czech Republic; Development studies; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; eastern Europe; Economics of Sport; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; emerging nations; Geography; Globalisation; Hospitality and service industries; Human geography; Hungary; ideology; India; Indonesia; Industry and industrial studies; Interdisciplinary studies; International economics; mega-events; Mexico; middle income countries; MINT; nationalism; Nationalism and sports; Olympic and Paralympic games; Olympics; Poland; politics of sport; Professional leagues; Qatar; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Regional geography; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; Sociology and anthropology; Sociology: sport and leisure; South Africa; South Korea; sport; sport development; sport economics; sport management; sport policy; Sport: general; Sporting events and management; Sporting infrastructure; Sports; Sports & Recreation; Sports > Developing countries; Sports and Active outdoor recreation; Sports and state; Sports and state > Developing countries; Sports Management; Sports management and facilities; Strategic Sports Development; Turkey; World Cup; emerging nations; Sporting infrastructure; Cem Tinaz; South Korea; Open Air Recreation; Sport Mega-events; Brazil; Young Men; politics of sport; nationalism; SDP Program; sport business; Sea Game; Hungary; South African Sport; India; PKL; Cee Country; Cee Region; Turkey; sport policy; World Cup; Olympics; Chinese Football Association Super League; South Africa; SDP Organisation; sport management; sport development; National Elite Sport System; SFD Programme; MINT; ideology; sport economics; International economics; Professional leagues; Chinese Football; Brendon Knott; Hosting Sport Mega-events; China; Qatar; Human Development Index; Poland; Youth Centres; Lowering Health Care Expenditures; SDP Initiative; Globalisation; Football Association; middle income countries; mega-events; eastern Europe; Sport Tourism; Polish Sport; Czech Republic; Leisure Sport; central Europe; BRIC; Mexico; FIFA Man's World Cup; sport; Indonesia
• ISBN: 9780367757830; 0367757834; 0367903601; 9780367903602; 1003024009; 9781003024002; 9781000374278; 1000374270; 1000374319; 9781000374315
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003024002

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 intern...