Tourism interest groups in the EU policy arena: Characteristics, relationships and challenges

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-62

  Anastasiadou, Constantia ^a  

^a Napier University Business School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ETIN; EU; Interest group; Policy community; Single voice; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40049085116     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/cit326.0     Document Type: Article

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