Evolving roles for local government in tourism development: a political economy perspective

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1674-1690

  Shone, Michael C ^a   Simmons, David G ^a   Dalziel, Paul ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

local government; neoliberalism; policy and planning; stakeholders; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970021990     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2016.1184672     Document Type: Article

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