Interorganizational analysis is used to examine the impact of federalism on the structure and functions of tourist organizations in Belgium. After a conceptual framework emphasizing the impact of environmental factors has been presented, moves towards the creation of a federal state are reviewed and the structure of tourism in Belgium outlined. The evolution of the tourist organization network is then examined and the impact of communitization and regionalization is assessed, along with recent attempts to adopt a more product-oriented marketing approach. Among the changes observed are a decapitation of the network, delays in the development of a marketing emphasis, presentation of new and different geographies of Belgium and new configurations of tourist space.
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