The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants
<p>Sport funding at the municipal level has a long tradition, especially in Europe. Youth involvement in sport is usually an important aspect of grant policies. There are questions regarding how to allocate public resources more efficiently and how to increase youth participation in sport. We...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Sciendo
2014-12-01
|
Series: | Central European Journal of Public Policy |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/167 |
id |
doaj-d14b62adf4e94ece9bd03af164909c61 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-d14b62adf4e94ece9bd03af164909c612020-11-24T21:35:38ZengSciendoCentral European Journal of Public Policy1802-48662014-12-018242793The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports GrantsMarek Pavlik0Michiel S. de Vries1Masaryk University, Faculty of Economic and AdministrationMasaryk University, Faculty of Economic and Administration<p>Sport funding at the municipal level has a long tradition, especially in Europe. Youth involvement in sport is usually an important aspect of grant policies. There are questions regarding how to allocate public resources more efficiently and how to increase youth participation in sport. We analyse sport vouchers as a tool for increasing transparency and efficiency as well as the involvement of young people and their parents in sport policy at the local level.</p><p>Vouchers typically transfer purchasing power directly to the target group. Using sport vouchers as a tool for allocating public resources is still quite rare. Some attempts with sport vouchers were made in Australia and the UK, and there are examples of sport vouchers in the Czech Republic.</p><p>The aim of this paper is to discuss the advantages of vouchers as an alternative method of sport funding at the municipal level. We also formulate recommendations for implementing a voucher system.</p>http://cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/167Sport, vouchers, transparency, grants, Czech Republic |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Marek Pavlik Michiel S. de Vries |
spellingShingle |
Marek Pavlik Michiel S. de Vries The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants Central European Journal of Public Policy Sport, vouchers, transparency, grants, Czech Republic |
author_facet |
Marek Pavlik Michiel S. de Vries |
author_sort |
Marek Pavlik |
title |
The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants |
title_short |
The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants |
title_full |
The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants |
title_fullStr |
The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants |
title_sort |
voucher system as an alternative for allocating sports grants |
publisher |
Sciendo |
series |
Central European Journal of Public Policy |
issn |
1802-4866 |
publishDate |
2014-12-01 |
description |
<p>Sport funding at the municipal level has a long tradition, especially in Europe. Youth involvement in sport is usually an important aspect of grant policies. There are questions regarding how to allocate public resources more efficiently and how to increase youth participation in sport. We analyse sport vouchers as a tool for increasing transparency and efficiency as well as the involvement of young people and their parents in sport policy at the local level.</p><p>Vouchers typically transfer purchasing power directly to the target group. Using sport vouchers as a tool for allocating public resources is still quite rare. Some attempts with sport vouchers were made in Australia and the UK, and there are examples of sport vouchers in the Czech Republic.</p><p>The aim of this paper is to discuss the advantages of vouchers as an alternative method of sport funding at the municipal level. We also formulate recommendations for implementing a voucher system.</p> |
topic |
Sport, vouchers, transparency, grants, Czech Republic |
url |
http://cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/167 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT marekpavlik thevouchersystemasanalternativeforallocatingsportsgrants AT michielsdevries thevouchersystemasanalternativeforallocatingsportsgrants AT marekpavlik vouchersystemasanalternativeforallocatingsportsgrants AT michielsdevries vouchersystemasanalternativeforallocatingsportsgrants |
_version_ |
1725944733761536000 |