Abstract
Public policy evaluation in leisure has been largely ignored until recently when attempts have been made to assess the impact of capital and revenue expenditure and its value-for- money consequences. Two recent studies - the Roberts’ Report: Community response to leisure provision in Belfast (1989) and the Local Government Audit study (DoE, 1989) on indoor provision in Northern Ireland - highlight the difficulties in evaluating leisure policy. A detailed examination of both studies suggests that developing leisure objectives which are amenable to both quantitative and qualitative assessment and the complementary use of meaningful performance indicators are a necessary pre-requisite for future leisure policy evaluation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-117 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Leisure Studies |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
- Geography, Planning and Development