This paper explores the concept of the experience economy as a basis for management and marketing strategies in regions which are heavily dependent on visitors. These regions face challenges from the trend towards ‘recommoditisation’ of services, where consumers make decisions solely on...

In this short paper, we ask the following question: Why is lobbying so endemic in societies? Put another way, might it not be possible to design a social decision rule that assigns to each group its equilibrium probability of success, and sidestep the inefficient waste of resources that results...