The Effects of Localization on Economic Performance: Analysis of Spanish Tourism Clusters

European Planning Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1319-1334

  Segarra Oña, Maria del Val ^a   Miret Pastor, Lluís Gaspar ^a   Peiro Signes, Angel ^a   Verma, Rohit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Escuela Politécnica Superior de Gandía ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PROFITABILITY; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 84864021613     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.680586     Document Type: Article

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