TOURISM AND THE AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES IN SPAIN

Interorganizational analysis is used to examine the changes which have occurred in the institutional framework for tourism in post-Franco Sp ain. The creation of the autonomous communities is outlined and the st ructure of their new tourism organizations described. The paper then a nalyzes the relationships between these new regional bodies and the na tional tourism organization, with particular reference to the Plan FUT URES and to international promotion. This analysis reveals both confli ct and cooperation between the parties and shows that their roles infl uence what is done in the field of promotion. The process of instituti onal change is not yet complete and interorganizational equilibrium ha s yet to be reached. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd