This book is a bold and ambitious analysis of the challenges facing global sport in the 21st century and how those challenges can be met through good governance, management and regulation.

Emmanuel Bayle is Professor of sports management in the Institute of Sport Sciences at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has published widely on sport management, CSR and non- profit management and is a specialist in the governance, management and performance of Olympic organisations and national sport systems. He is currently leading a new Swiss National Research Fund project on performance management and measurement in international sport federations.

Introduction, Part I: Three Interconnected Regulatory Systems, 1. Olympic Governance Under Pressure, 2. The Regulation of Sports, 3. Global Regulation Dependent on National Sport Configurations, Part II: New Challenges for the Governance of International Sport Organisations, 4. Managing International Sport Federation Performance in a Glocalized World, 5. The Financialization and Regulation of Professional Team Sports, 6. The Competition Between Private and Federation-Run Competitions in Individual Sports, Conclusion: Pending Future Developments