The Voucher System as an Alternative for Allocating Sports Grants

Authors

PAVLÍK Marek DE VRIES Michiel S.

Year of publication 2014
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Central European Journal of Public Policy
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Citation
Field Management and administrative
Keywords Sport; vouchers; transparency; grants; Czech Republic
Description 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. 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. 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.
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