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This Book Is The First To Examine Sport Governance Around The World. It Offers A Series Of In-depth Case Studies Of Governance Policy And Practice In 15 Countries And Regions, Including The Us, Uk, China, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Latin America And The Middle East, As Well As Chapters Covering Governance By, And Of, Global Sport Organisations And International Sport Federations. With An Introduction Outlining The Key Contemporary Themes In The Study Of Sport Governance, And A Conclusion Pointing At Future Directions For Research And Practice, This Book Is Essential Reading For Any Course On Sport Management, Sport Policy, Sport Development, Sport Administration Or Sport Organisations, And For Any Manager Or Policy-maker Working In Sport And Looking To Improve Their Professional Practice. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.current Issues In Modern Sport Governance / Trish Bradbury -- 2.united States Of America / Matthew T. Bowers -- 3.australia / David Shilbury -- 4.canada / David Patterson -- 5.russia / Peter Smolianov -- 6.south Africa / Petri Bester -- 7.united Kingdom / Richard Tacon -- 8.china / Fuhua Huang -- 9.brazil / Gonzalo Bravo -- 10.the Middle East / James M. Dorsey -- 11.scandinavia / H. Thomas R. Persson -- 12.greece / George Costa -- 13.ireland / Paul Cummins -- 14.cyprus / Mary Charalambous-papamiltiades -- 15.the Czech Republic / Libor Flemr -- 16.new Zealand / Trevor Meiklejohn -- 17.global Sport Organisations / John Forster -- 18.the Future: Trends And Challenges In Sport Governance / Ian O'boyle. Edited By Ian O'boyle And Trish Bradbury. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.