BIBFRAME Work

Title

The value of sport

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Smith, Aaron, 1972- (author )
• Stewart, Bob, 1946- (author )

Subject

• Sports administration (LCSH)
• Sports and state (LCSH)
• Sports--Social aspects (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• LCC: GV706.5 .S865 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
• DDC: 306.4/83 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"This concise and thought-provoking book examines the myths and realities surrounding the wider value of sport. It asks a fundamental question: what is it about sport that leads to grand claims about its supposed capacity to do so many good things for society? Presenting fresh thinking on an important topic, this book is essential reading for anybody working in sport policy, sport governance, sport management or wider public policy"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

The value of sport -- The complexities of sport -- Sport's competing narratives -- Conceptual constructs revisited -- The public value of sport -- The capital value of sport -- The problem with sport -- The future of sport.

Authorized Access Point

Stewart, Bob, 1946-. The value of sport

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:41:47.178115+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23995745

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• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc