Overview
- Analyzes inter-governmental political dynamics between the central and local authorities of the Chinese state in their endeavors to bid and host international sporting games
- Links major sporting events with the calculus of the local authorities to promote regional development
- Sheds light on the intertwined nature of sport and politics in China
Part of the book series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China (PDCC)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sporting Events in China as Economic Development, National Image, and Political Ambition
Authors: Marcus P. Chu
Series Title: Politics and Development of Contemporary China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70016-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70015-7Published: 10 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-70016-4Published: 09 April 2021
Series ISSN: 2946-2355
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2363
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 161
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, Development Studies