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La gastronomie comme moteur de dynamisation économique de la Communauté Autonome du Pays Basque : étude des stratégies de développement
Gastronomy as an Engine of Economic Impetus in the Basque Autonomous Community: a Study of Developmental Strategies

Author(s): Géraldine Galeote
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Economic development, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Risoprint
Keywords: Basque Country; gastronomy; identity; nationalism; tourism;

Summary/Abstract: This study illustrates how the autonomous community of the Basque Country has successfully endorsed its gastronomy as a cornerstone of Basque identity, through the transmission of values and culture but also as a driving force for economic development, particularly in terms of tourist attraction. This process is also part of a political strategy aiming at evolving from local to global.

  • Issue Year: 08/2015
  • Issue No: Suppl.2
  • Page Range: 11-20
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: French