The Game Planners
Transforming Canada's Sport System
David Whitson author Donald Macintosh author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Published:4th May '94
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The Game Planners studies the policy-making process in six Canadian national sports organizations, each of which deals with a different high-profile Olympic event. The authors argue that the creation of a "high-performance" sport system in Canada is due to pressure from three areas: the Canadian government, the physical education profession, and the sports community.
"Macintosh and Whitson alert us to the ... relevance of social and political factors to understanding issues of sport management." Trevor Slack, Journal of Sport Management. "A well-researched, perceptive analysis of the sports system Canadians have created. It should be compulsory reading for all those who believe the problems signalled by the Johnson affair can be easily solved." Bruce Kidd, Queen's Quarterly.
ISBN: 9780773512115
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180 pages