Tourism and governance in Turkey

2000-10-01
Goymen, K
Tourism is speedily changing form, process, and structure. As a result of the globalization of its supply and demand, many countries have felt the need to reconsider related structures and processes, including the specific role of the state. This study indicates that tourism in Turkey developed in stages, constantly interacting with political, social,and economic components of the polity. During most of these stages, the state played a dominant role. But since the 80s, the dynamics of governance has triggered a gradual transformation from a basically state-sponsored and managed development to different forms of public-private partnership; a process curtailed, however, by the political culture.
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Citation Formats
K. Goymen, “Tourism and governance in Turkey,” ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH, pp. 1025–1048, 2000, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/64215.