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Sport and International Development by Roger Levermore

Sport and International Development

Roger Levermore, Aaron Beacom

Palgrave Macmillan · Paperback · November 27, 2008

Investigating the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right, this book argues that sport can contribute to the development process, particularly where traditional development approaches have difficulty in engaging with communities.

Sports & SocietyThe Developing World
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Genres
The Developing World, Sports & Society
Published
Palgrave Macmillan, November 27, 2008

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Investigating the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right, this book argues that sport can contribute to the development process, particularly where traditional development approaches have difficulty in engaging with communities.

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Sports & Society81%
The Developing World72%

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Publisher categories

  • Sociology
Authors
Roger Levermore, Aaron Beacom
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published
November 27, 2008
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Sociology