Public-private collaboration in the tourism sector: Balancing legitimacy and effectiveness in local tourism partnerships. The Spanish case

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-83

  Zapata, María José ^a   Hall, C Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

collaboration; governance; hybrid organisation; institutional theories; public administration; public private partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858842932     PISSN: 19407963     EISSN: 19407971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2011.634069     Document Type: Article

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