Sport in the Era of Structural Changes: the Example of Eastern Europe

Radical social changes in sport in Eastern Europe are a result of a break-up of the social and economic system, defined as real socialism. However, there are also autonomical origins for such changes, particularly economic incapacity, conceptional and ideological inadequacy, organizational and insti...

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Published in:International review for the sociology of sport 1992, Vol.27 (1), p.89-98
Main Author: Krawczyk, Zbigniew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Eastern Europe
Organizational Change
Organizational Structure
Social Change
Sports
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Summary:Radical social changes in sport in Eastern Europe are a result of a break-up of the social and economic system, defined as real socialism. However, there are also autonomical origins for such changes, particularly economic incapacity, conceptional and ideological inadequacy, organizational and institutional disfunctionality, as well as inefficiency of the sport's managing elite. An attempt of an analysis and interpretation of these four problem areas was therefore made in this article.
ISSN:1012-6902
1461-7218
DOI:10.1177/101269029202700106