Comparative elite sport development :  systems, structures and public policy / 
[edited by] Barrie Houlihan, Mick Green. 
 - First edition. 
 - xiii, 302 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Comparative elite sport development / Barrie Houlihan and Mick Green -- China / Fan Hong -- Japan / Mayumi Ya-Ya Yamamoto -- Singapore / Lionel Teo -- Germany / Karen Petry, Dirk Steinbach and Verena Burk -- France / Emmanuel Bayle, Christophe Durand and Luc Nilonoff -- Poland / Jolanta Żyśko -- Norway / Pål Augestad and Nils Asle Bergsgard -- New Zealand / Shane Collins -- United States / Emily Sparvero, Laurence Chalip and B. Christine Green -- Conclusion / Mick Green and Barrie Houlihan. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0750682817 9780750682817 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports and state<br/>Sports administration<br/>Coaching (Athletics)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV706.35  / .C656 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.069