Sport and Policy: Issues and Analysis is the first book of its kind to critically analyse international sport policies using a three tiered structure. Part one comprises three chapters that review the context, key policy areas and the process used to develop sport policy. Part two comprises four chapters that review the regulatory role of the state and its impact on sport in four areas: media, gambling, environment and organizational practices and standards. Part three comprises five chapters that explore the intersections of sport with other areas of government policy. Sport and Policy: Issues and Analysis offers a unique and comprehensive examination of how sport policy is developed and manifested. Each chapter will use an international comparative approach, in order to facilitate a broad understanding of sport policy in a global context. It is essential reading for any student or practitioner studying or working in policy today.

Russell Hoye is an Associate Professor in Sport Management, School of Management at La Trobe University, Australia. His main research areas focus on the governance of sports organizations, the impacts of public policy on sport and the engagement of volunteers in sport. His most recent books include Sport Management: Principles and Applications (2009), Sport and Social Capital (2008) and Sport Governance (2007) with Elsevier.

Matthew Nicholson is an Associate Professor in Sport Management in the School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences at the University of Ballarat, Australia. His research and teaching interests focus on sport policy and development, the contribution of sport to social capital and the relationship between sport and the media. His most recent books include Sport Management: Principles and Applications (2009), Sport and Social Capital (2008) and Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus (2007).

Barrie Houlihan is Professor of Sport Policy in the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University. He has written widely on many aspects of sport policy including doping, sport development, theorising the sport policy process and sport and young people. His most recent books include Sport Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Stability and Change (2007) and Comparative Elite Sport Development: Systems, Structures and Public Policy (2008) with Elsevier.

PART I: SPORT POLICY CONTEXT, CONTENT AND PROCESS; Chapter 1: Introduction: The sport policy context; Chapter 2: Sport policy content; Chapter 3: The sport policy process - developing sport policy in the global context; PART 2: REGULATORY POLICIES; Chapter 4: Media; Chapter 5: Environment; Chapter 6: Gambling; Chapter 7: Organizational practices and standards; PART 3: POLICY INTERSECTIONS WITH SPORT; Chapter 8: Physical activity and health; Chapter 9: Physical Education; Chapter 10: Social inclusion and community development ; Chapter 11: Urban regeneration and economic development; Chapter 12: International relations; Chapter 13: Conclusion