According to a Study by Green and Houlihan About the Governance

According to a study by Green and Houlihan about the governance of sports in the United Kingdom and Australia:

A) national sports organizations (NSOs) in these countries were promised more autonomy and government funding if they adhered more closely to government standards for organizational performance.
B) the national governments of the United Kingdom and Australia have had little or no interest in the international competitive success of their national sports teams.
C) the national governments of the United Kingdom and Australia discouraged NSOs from adopting business-oriented neoliberal policies that other sectors of governments in these countries were expected to adopt.
D) government leaders in the United Kingdom and Australia wanted NSOs to decrease the influence of the Golden Triangle over their sports.