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    NON-RESIDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS HERITAGE: EXPLORING TOURIST TYPOLOGIES BY CULTURAL CONSUMPTION

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    Koristeći multidimenzionalnu analizu, ova studija istražuje ponašanje turista na povijesnim lokalitetima u regiji Campania. Kao rezultat klaster analize identifi cirane su četiri skupine nerezidentnih kulturnih posjetitelja. Analiza potvrđuje da proces odabira povijesnog lokaliteta varira ovisno o karakteristikama posjetitelja – ne samo socio-demografskim, već i onim vezanim uz prethodna turistička iskustva. Usmjeravajući se na dva klastera – „upoznate“ i „usko segmentirane“ turiste – predlažu se moguće ekonomske interpretacije različitih modela ponašanja u procesu konzumacije nasljeđa. Zaključci sugeriraju da su akumulirano znanje i emocionalna povezanost s lokalitetom, kao dio šireg više nego lokalnog nasljeđa, ključne varijable kod donošenja odluka turista te da se potražnja ne može jednostavno stimulirati mjerama ponude.This study examines tourists’ behaviour in heritage sites in the Campania region using a multidimensional analysis. Four types of non-resident cultural visitors have been identifi ed resulting from a clustering technique. The analysis has confi rmed that the process of selecting cultural sites varies according to the characteristics of the visitor that are not only socio-demographic but related to previous tourist experiences as well. Focusing on two clusters – “familiar” and “niche” tourists – we propose a possible economic interpretation of different behaviours in the process of heritage consumption. The conclusions suggest that the accumulated knowledge and emotional involvement with the site as a part of a wider rather than local heritage are the key variables in tourist choices and that demand cannot be simply stimulated by supply measures

    Classifying welfare states: “whatever happened to the Mediterranean?”

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    The European welfare states show different characteristics due to their political, historical and economic past. Starting from some influential classifications of welfare states, the study looks at the effects of welfare policy reforms and the recent financial and economic crises on the composition of existing regimes for European countries. To this extent, we use the two-dimensional approach of Bonoli (1997) to investigate the changes in the comparative positions of countries, both between and within welfare regimes, in the period 1995-2011. The main evidence is the disappearance of the Mediterranean regime. In order to shed light on the changes in countries’ welfare models, we look at their macroeconomic conditions. Reform processes, financial crisis, demographic changes, lower employment rates and the increase in female participation in the labour market appear to be the most important factors behind this outcome. Family support, a phenomenon common to all Mediterranean countries, has been undermined, and this has required greater involvement of governments in terms of both social spending levels and financing solutions through general taxation

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