Tourism, cultural resources and regional competitiveness: A case study in Romania

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-60

  Constantin, Daniela Luminita ^a,b,c,d,e   Mitrut, Constantin ^a,f,g,h  

^a BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES   (Romania)

^b Bucharest Academy   (Romania)

^c Research Centre for Macroeconomic and Regional Forecasting

^d Romanian Regional Science Association

^e Council of European Regional Science Association ^*

^f Informatics and Statistics

^g Research Centre for Sampling and Surveys

^h Romanian Statistics Society

Author keywords

Historic and cultural heritage; Regional and local tourism; Regional competitiveness

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MARKETING;

CULTURAL HERITAGES; CULTURAL RESOURCES; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTS; INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS; INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES; REGIONAL AND LOCAL TOURISM; REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

COMPETITION;

EID: 52249096452     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2008.020346     Document Type: Article

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