APA 4112 Political Economy of Sport and Physical Activity

3 units
Human Kinetics
Faculty of Health Sciences
Principles of political economy of sport and physical activity. Economic impact, public and private financing of amateur sport. Study of professional sport and the sport industrial cluster. Introduction to political dimensions of sport and physical activity. Study of roles and motives for state intervention. Sport and physical activity policies in Canada.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: 54 university units.

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter
Summer

French Equivalent:

Organized

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