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Tourism Governance and the Influence of Stakeholder Networks – A Case Study from Western Australia

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This study sets out to describe, analyse and explain the political processes which led to the Western Australian government’s decision to reject a proposed resort and marina complex at Maud’s Landing in the North West of Western Australia. The various interests in the Maud’s Landing development proposal are assessed in a policy network study which investigates if and how the key stakeholders, who contributed to or participated in the Maud’s Landing political process, worked together to shape the decision-making process.

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  1. School of Marketing, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

    Ass.-Prof. Dr. Christof Pforr

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    Egon Smeral

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Pforr, C. (2015). Tourism Governance and the Influence of Stakeholder Networks – A Case Study from Western Australia. In: Pechlaner, H., Smeral, E. (eds) Tourism and Leisure. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-06660-4_10

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