Doing tourism research using the pragmatism paradigm: An empirical example

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-240

  Pansiri, Jaloni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

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EID: 84998010257     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790530601132401     Document Type: Article

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