Legitimizing path development by interlinking institutional logics: The case of Israel’s desert tourism

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Abstract

The legitimation of new regional industrial paths has become a crucial issue in path development since it touches the institutional foundations of spatial evolution and fits the recent interest in agency. Neo-institutional sociology offers a wealth of insights for how agents build legitimacy. In particular, the institutional logics perspective suggests multiple material and symbolic sources of legitimacy. Seeking a deeper contextualization of paths into their socio-institutional environment, this article argues that new paths are legitimized by agents interlinking institutional logics through symbolic constructions such as visions. Empirical examples from two tourism destinations in Israel illustrate this mechanism.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)564-583
Number of pages20
JournalLocal Economy
Volume37
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 507026 Economic geography
  • 507014 Regional development

Keywords

  • evolutionary economic geography
  • institutional logics
  • legitimacy
  • neo-institutional sociology
  • path development

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