Sport Policy in China

ISBN-13: 9780367520151 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 270 str.

Jinming Zheng; Shushu Chen; Tien-Chin Tan

Opis

Acknowledging China’s established status as a global sporting superpower, this is the first book to systematically investigate sport policy in China. It examines the debates around policy, globalisation, diplomacy and soft power, and investigates the significance of the principle of ‘one country, two systems’.

Spis treści

1. Introduction,  2. Policy Theories,  3. Elite Sport Development in China – Structure and Strategy,  4. Demystifying the Ostensible ‘Harmony’ of China’s Elite Sport System: National– Provincial Tension,  5. Emerging Areas and Their Trends: Professionalisation, Commercialisation, Sports Industry and Sports Media,  6. China’s Strategies to Host the Sports Mega-Events,  7. Mass Sport in China,  8. ‘One Country, Two Systems’ – Sport Policy in Hong Kong and Macau,  9. Conclusions,  Appendices