Full Description
Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide detailed accounts of the most salient sport policies and programs, while also discussing issues and challenges facing policy makers. In Canada and around the world, the last decades have known a sharp increase in state intervention and public funding in pursuit of medals on the international stage and in support of a more active lifestyle. Governments at all levels have made substantial investments in hope of hosting major sporting events to benefit from the economic impact and gain international prestige.The study of sport policies, often neglected in the past, is becoming an increasingly important research topic. Sport Policy in Canada seeks to fill this void by offering the most comprehensive analysis of sport policy since Macintosh, Bedecki, and Franks' Sport Policy in Canada (1987).
Contents
IntroductionSection I - An Overview of Sport Policy in CanadaChapter I - The evolution of federal sport policy from 1960 to today, Lucie Thibault and Jean Harvey Chapter II - Multi-Level Governance and Sport Policy in Canada, Jean HarveyChapter III - Canada and Sport for Development and Peace, Bruce KiddSection II - The Canadian Sport Policy and its Impact on the Sport SystemChapter IV - High Performance Sport and the Canadian Sport Policy, Lisa M. KikulisChapter V - Athlete Development and Support, Lucie Thibault and Kathy BabiakChapter VI - Sport Participation, Peter DonnellySection III - Policy IssuesChapter VII - Olympic Ideals Versus the Performance Imperative: The History of Canada's Anti-Doping Policies , Rob BeamishChapter VIII - Hosting Policies of Sport Events in Canada, Cora McCloy and Lucie ThibaultChapter IX - The Double Helix: Aboriginal People and Sport Policy in Canada, Janice Forsyth and Vicky ParaschakChapter X - Policy on Sport for the Disabled, P. David HoweChapter XI - Women in Sport Policy, Parissa SafaiChapter XII - Official Languages and the Canadian Sport System: Steady Progress, Constant Vigilance Needed, Graham FraserChapter XIII - Sport and Social Inclusion, Wendy Frisby and Pam PonicConclusion
