Sports, culture and society: Why the Netherlands are successful in elite sports and Belgium is not? A comparison of elite sport policies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper reports the findings of a comparative study on elite sport policies in Flanders and the Netherlands. The aim is to find out whether differences in elite sport policies can explain the under-performances during international competitions of Flanders compared to the Netherlands. A nine pillar model of sports policy factors leading to international success was operationalised through several critical success factors. One of the key ...