Research in Spain on tourism and economic development

Abstract

This article proposes to summarize and evaluate research undertaken in Spain on tourism and economic development so as to contribute to the elaboration of an economic theory of development.. It analyzes the concept of touristic development for its evolution and changes, while also addressing the strategic function of tourism in Spanish economic development and the contributions of Spanish researchers in the last few decades to the area of macroeconomic analysis of tourism.

Citation

Bote Gómez, V. (1996), "Research in Spain on tourism and economic development", The Tourist Review, Vol. 51 No. 1, pp. 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb058210