Improving Competitiveness: Critical success factors for tourism development

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 313-328

  Thomas, Rhodri ^a   Long, Jonathan ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992812970     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690940008726507     Document Type: Article

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