DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS POLICY INTHE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
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Republic of North Macedonia, Sports law, Macedonian sport, Legal statusAbstract
In the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, physical culture was an integral part of cultural and social policies, dominantly structured, planned, and implemented by the public sector and closely aligned with the sports movement. With the decline of former Yugoslavia and the self-management system, North Macedonia aimed to develop a more autonomous sports system, transitioning from the interventionist model of organizing and financing sports (a model found in most post-socialist social systems) to a non-interventionist model (a model found in the classic capitalist social systems of Great Britain and the United States of America). This was perceived as an excellent opportunity for redefinition and improvement in all its segments: games, results, structure, and management. That said, this paper aims to provide an overview of the key phases of sports policy development.
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