| Chapter 18 |
Sport, poverty and international development
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Sports are often associated with fighting forms of inequality and poverty. Can sport make a difference?
Is it a utopian project to expect sport to make a difference?
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Key terms defined ■ Introduction ■ Millennium Development Goals ■ Homeless World Cup ■ Sport, poverty and the bottom billion ■ Absolute and relative poverty ■ Tiger Club project ■ Sports labour migration ■ Running to escape poverty and survive ■ Haile Gebreselassie ■ Sport and international ...
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