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Book Review: Sushmita Pati, Properties Of Rent: Community, Capital And Politics In Globalising Delhi, Aniket Nandan
Book Review: Sushmita Pati, Properties Of Rent: Community, Capital And Politics In Globalising Delhi, Aniket Nandan
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Book review: Sushmita Pati, Properties Of Rent: Community, Capital And Politics In Globalising Delhi
Event Tourism, Public Policy And Socio-Cultural Development In Dublin, Bernadette Quinn, Ana Maria Fernandes Dr, Theresa Ryan Dr
Event Tourism, Public Policy And Socio-Cultural Development In Dublin, Bernadette Quinn, Ana Maria Fernandes Dr, Theresa Ryan Dr
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In a highly globalised, competitive world, urban strategies often highlight festivals and events as activities which can attract tourists and investors, extend the tourism season and boost the economy. Event tourism as a term is now well established in the tourism lexicon, however, it is usually employed in quite a limited way that offers only partial insights into a complex phenomenon. To redress this deficit, this paper examines the case of Dublin, where for the last twenty-five years, policy-makers have been using festivals and events to boost the city’s international standing. The aim is to investigate whether policy-makers can strategically …