Scottish rural tourism enterprises and the sustainability of their communities: A local agenda 21 approach

Tourism in the New Europe: Perspectives on SME Policies and Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 89-108

  Leslie, David ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900068720     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080466040     Document Type: Chapter

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