It is a widely accepted fact that tourism has become a prominent part of local economic
development regarding to global economic restructuring and over the last two decades many
regions have achieved tourism-led local economic development. The concept of
& / #8216 / Institutional Thickness& / #8217 / which has been introduced within the context of institutional turn in
economic geography and discussed intensively in local economic development context has
important implications for tourism-led local economic development. The concept describes
how institutional arrangements influence the capacity of localities to compete globally and
emphasizes the importance of strong local institutional base and inter-institutional
collaboration in local economic development.
This thesis discusses tourism-led local economic development and the concept of
institutional thickness and investigates how the concept relates to tourism-led local economic
development. It aims to make an empirical assessment of institutional thickness. Using case
study as a research method, the research focuses on Beypazari district that achieved domestic
tourism development involving day excursions from the major metropolitan areas and trying
to improve its local economy through tourism. In this locally initiated project, the local
government collaborated with many institutions. The thesis assesses institutional thickness of
Beypazari within its local economic development process.
Keywords: Tourism, local economic development, institutional thickness
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12609302/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2007 |
| Creators | Aydin, Tugba |
| Contributors | Kayasu, Serap |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.R.P. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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