New Geographies of Elite Hockey Player Production in the Neoliberal Age

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dc.contributor.advisorNorcliffe, Glen B.
dc.creatorDecosse, Stefan Michael
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-16T19:18:22Z
dc.date.available2015-12-16T19:18:22Z
dc.date.copyright2015-06-23
dc.date.issued2015-12-16
dc.date.updated2015-12-16T19:18:22Z
dc.degree.disciplineGeography
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractNeoliberal forms of governance have impacted business, international trade, investment, finance, taxation and many other aspects of economic life since the 1970s. At its heart, neoliberalism puts emphasis on the market, not just in business but also in sport and in many other aspects of life. Private capital has increasingly gained access to the finance and provision of public services. An example of this process is the recent proliferation in privately operated/owned ice rinks in British Columbia. Private ice rinks constitute 46% of all ice rink construction in BC since 1990 and are largely located in urban regions. Concurrently, High Performance Training Companies (HPTCs), operating outside the auspices of Hockey Canada, have capitalized on the influx of private ice rinks and have begun providing services at a cost to prospective young hockey players. The following thesis utilizes a case study of BC to demonstrate how the deepening commodification of elite hockey in BC during the neoliberal age has created new geographies of elite hockey player production.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/30665
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectRecreation and tourism
dc.subjectEconomic theory
dc.subject.keywordsNeoliberalism
dc.subject.keywordsSport
dc.subject.keywordsHockey
dc.subject.keywordsCritical Sport Studies
dc.subject.keywordsNeoliberal Sport
dc.subject.keywordsRecreation and Leisure Studies
dc.subject.keywordsPrivatization
dc.subject.keywordsSpectacle
dc.subject.keywordsGlobalization
dc.subject.keywordsAthletic Development
dc.titleNew Geographies of Elite Hockey Player Production in the Neoliberal Age
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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