Palmer, Catherine. creator text Los Angeles, London SAGE c2013 monographic vii, 230 pages : Illustrations ; Introduction -- Part 1. Key debates in globalization and sports policy -- Globalization, sport and policy -- The local and the global in sports policy -- Globalization and the governance of sports policy -- Network policy - new technologies and global sports policy -- Social theory, globalization and sports policyin a risk society --0 Part 2. Globalization and sporting mega-events: Policy implications -- Globalization, sports policy and sporting mega-events -- Safety, security and the policing of sporting mega-events -- Mega-events, sports policy and human rights -- Mega-events, the environment and corporate rsponsibility -- Reflections on global sports policy. Includes index. Sports and state Globalization GV 706.35 PAL 9781849205177 9781849205184