Abstract
The conclusion will highlight and compare the different perspectives on sport systems and structure, financing of sport, sport policies, and sport participation. Main differences will be discussed within each area and an overview about the important results of the comparison of the 23 countries involved will be given. The objective is to reflect on the diversity of approaches taken to sport development, focusing on the different sport systems and how sport is financed, the underlying applications of sport policy, and how it is reflected in sport participation.
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Notes
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The authors thought initially to present a table displaying the different funds indicated in the chapters. However, this idea was not realized due to too heterogeneous availability of data jeopardizing any attempt of providing a holistic picture.
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All currencies were transformed to the EUR for reasons of comparison using currency rates as of July 2013 and the numbers are based on information from the country chapters.
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Hallmann, K., Petry, K. (2013). Conclusion. In: Hallmann, K., Petry, K. (eds) Comparative Sport Development. Sports Economics, Management and Policy, vol 8. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8905-4_25
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