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1. Introduction

Authors : Andreas Walmsley, Kajsa Åberg, Petra Blinnikka, Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson

Published in: Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter makes a case for the examination of tourism employment in a Nordic context. It briefly outlines the policy relevance of tourism employment before describing how Nordic countries share labour market characteristics and policy contexts, while also drawing attention to differences. Brief reviews of tourism and tourism employment relating to the five Nordic countries are offered before the structure of the book is outlined.

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Title: Introduction
Authors: Andreas Walmsley
Kajsa Åberg
Petra Blinnikka
Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-47812-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-47813-1

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47813-1_1