El turismo, motor fundamental de la economía de Cataluña (1951-2010)

Jordi Maluquer de Motes
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Jordi Maluquer de Motes: Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

No 2011_12, UHE Working papers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, Unitat d'Història Econòmica

Abstract: This work outlines the basic dimensions of Catalonia’s economic activities associated to incoming tourism from 1951 until 2010. It analyzes its characteristics from a macroeconomics perspective and with a comparative approach. It shows the transformation from the sun and beach model that defined the initiation stage of mass tourism into a much more diversified tourism destination, with an increasing relevance of the Barcelona conurbation. This transformation has provided for a positive adaptation to the segmentation experimented by international tourism demand. Foreign tourism has given Catalonia its Spanish and European leadership and it has become its main engine of economic growth.

Keywords: Catalan Economy; Economic Growth; Mass Tourism; Role of Tourism in Regional Economies; Tourism Impact; Economía Catalana; Crecimiento Económico; Turismo de Masas; Función del Turismo en las Economías Regionales; Impacto del Turismo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2011-03
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