Provincial governments and China’s international mega-sports events : a case study of Guangdong
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics
Publication Date
3-16-2016
Volume
19
Issue
10
First Page
1622
Last Page
1634
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
This article intends to understand factors that determine provincial governments’ attitudes in supporting China’s international mega sports events. Through examining the tasks completed by the Guangdong provincial government for the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and the 2011 Shenzhen Summer World University Games, the findings confirmed that the political consideration of central leaders, the personal judgements of provincial authorities as well as the factional connection of municipal chiefs were all significant. The article concludes that to scrutinize all the powerful figures of the central, provincial and municipal governments is essential for future academic works with the aim of comprehending the attitude of the Chinese provincial governments towards any sport-related issues.
DOI
10.1080/17430437.2016.1159197
Print ISSN
17430437
E-ISSN
17430445
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Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chu, M. P. (2016). Provincial governments and China’s international mega-sports events: A case study of Guangdong. Sport in Society, 19(10), 1622-1634. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2016.1159197