Sustainability in the different spheres of ecology, society and economy of alpine regions is essential for cultural and landscape preservation as well as for ongoing development. Particular attention must be paid to regional economy development and the role of tourism. In many alpine regions...

This paper analyses the relationship between domestic market fragmentation and economic performance at the sub-national level within China. Market segmentation means that goods, services and factors of production -capital and labour- are not easily mobile across different regions. China's...