Determinants of tourism and its potential for sustainable economic development [Elektronische Ressource] : empirical evidence / von Christoph Vietze

Determinants of Tourism and its Potential for Sustainable Economic Development: Empirical Evidence Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum politicarum (Dr. rer. pol.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena am 21.04.2010. von Diplom-Volkswirt Christoph Vietze geboren am 18.07.1979 in Zittau Gutachter 1. Prof. Dr. Andreas Freytag, Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftspolitik, Friedrich-Schiller- Universität Jena 2. Prof. Dr. Rupert Windisch, Lehrstuhl für Finanzwissenschaft, Friedrich- Schiller-Universität Jena Datum der Verteidigung: 22.06.2010 II Acknowledgements This work would have never been possible without all the people who supported and motivated me during the dissertation work and who shared their experience with me. Among all the others, I especially want to thank Professor Andreas Freytag for his unconventional and incessant teamwork and motivating supervision, his excellent work as co-author and – not least – the patience he always had with me. I would also like to thank my second supervisor Professor Rupert Windisch for his support and for his helpful remarks on my research topic. I would like to thank the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.