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The governance of professional baseball in Taiwan
thesis
posted on 2011-01-13, 11:37 authored by Ping-Chao LeeThis thesis reviews the system of governance of professional baseball in Taiwan, which
has developed since its inception in 1990. The analysis undertaken reviews three case
studies of major events in the baseball world in Taiwan to provide an insight into the
principal interests and forces in the governance system. In theoretical terms the study
employs and evaluates classical theories of the state, strategic relations theory and
governance theory to describe, evaluate and explain the processes evident in the three
cases. The study concludes that the governance system is characterised by a tension
between mechanisms of 'modem' liberal politics, and 'traditional' forms of political
clientelism.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Publisher
© Ping-Chao LeePublication date
2005Notes
Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.418383Language
- en