Abstract: Abstract Tourism is often claimed to be a major employment‐creator and a viable path to development in rural areas. With the exception of the most sparsely populated areas, this is supported by Danish data for the overall growth in the number of enterprises and jobs, covering the period 1981‐94. This paper demonstrates and discusses the dynamics of regional tourism development in terms of the establishment, survival and mortality of restaurants and accommodation facilities. This study of the ecology of organizations unveils considerable fir...
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Topics: 
Ecology
Economic geography