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Introduction: Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries

  • Andreas Walmsley
  • , Kajsa Åberg
  • , Petra Blinnikka
  • , Gunnar Thor Johannesson

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTourism Employment in Nordic Countries.
Subtitle of host publicationTrends, Practices and Opportunities
EditorsAndreas Walmsley, Kajsa Åberg, Petra Blinnikka, Gunnar Thor Johannesson
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Chapter1
Pages1-18
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-47813-1
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-47812-4
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 1 Aug 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

  • Nordic model
  • Nordic tourism
  • Tourism labour markets
  • Tourism policy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • General Social Sciences

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