Sport in Latin America (Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415745896 ISBN 13: 9780415745895

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

The forthcoming Olympics in Rio in 2016, and the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014, highlight the profound importance of sport in Latin America. This book is the first to offer a broad survey of the way that sport is managed, governed and organized across the Latin American region, drawing on cutting-edge contemporary scholarship in management, policy, sociology and history.

The book explores key themes in Latin American sport, including the role of public institutions; the relationship between sport policy and political regimes; the structure and significance of national governing bodies and professional leagues; the impact of sporting mega-events (including the Olympics and World Cup), and the management and governance of football, the dominant sport in the region. Including contributions from Latin American scholars and practitioners, the book draws on important Spanish and Portuguese sources that are unknown to most English-speaking researchers, and therefore provides an unprecedented and authoritative insight into sport policy and management in the region. Including cases from sport in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Peru and examples from Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, this book is essential reading for all scholars, practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in Latin American sport, comparative sport policy, sport management, or Latin American history, culture and society.

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About the Author

Gonzalo Bravo is an Associate Professor of Sport Management at West Virginia University, USA.
Rosa López de D'Amico is a professor at the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL) in Maracay, Venezuela.
Charles Parrish is an Assistant Professor of Sport Management at Western Carolina University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415745896
• ISBN 13: 9780415745895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Bravo Gonzalo, Lopez De D'Amico Rosa, Parrish Charles