BOSM Chapter 3 - The Role of the State: Oct04

BOSM Chapter 3 - The Role of the State

by Chris Parker & Alan Barnard. Supporting The Business of Sport Management [BOSM], edited by John Beech & Simon Chadwick, © 2004 Pearson Education. Content of this site is the responsibility of the editors NOT Pearson Education or the authors. This blog is regularly updated, so please revisit often for the latest developments in Sport Management. In a small number of cases links lead to websites that require registration. We only post stories from sites that make no charge for registration.

The trials and tribulations of getting the Iraqi football team to Asia 2004 are detailed here.

State and community come into conflict over Major League Baseball stadium development plans.

Baseball tax to be used to fund new stadium development.

2006 Winter Olympics organisers fall behind in securing funding for the event.

Football and politics in Brazil.

Brussels drops its bid for 2016 Olympics.

A stand-off develops in Nigerian football.

The Australian government website gives details of their role in sport.

The UK government establishes a new body to help assist elite athletes in their higher education studies.

The politics of hockey are considered on the BBC website.

Follow the latest political developments in sport in the extensive Independent Sports Politics website.

BOSM Chapter 3 - The Role of the State

Oct04

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