Public support for entrepreneurship, human capital and talent in the context of Spanish tourism

Saúl Cobo-Soler (), Andrés Fernández-Alcantud (), José María López-Morales () and Marta Santamaría-García ()
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Saúl Cobo-Soler: SEGITTUR
Andrés Fernández-Alcantud: SEGITTUR
José María López-Morales: University of Alcalá
Marta Santamaría-García: SEGITTUR
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jose Maria Lopez Morales ()

INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, 2018, issue 42, 53-74

Abstract: The key challenges the Spanish tourism industry faces in the coming years are related to the necessity to promote and develop tourism activities based on entrepreneurship and its associated competitive advantages. This article submits a detailed and up-to-date overview of the contributory effects of governmental and public initiatives on entrepreneurship, human capital and talent in the tourism sector. This work also provides a regional analysis concerning entrepreneurial-tourism related public policies in Spain.

Keywords: tourism; tourism policies; competitivity; entrepreneurs; human capital. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H57 L26 L83 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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