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Book SynopsisMany less developed countries are expanding their tourism industries and these are seen to be crucial to their economic development. Yet such activities can also create social, cultural and environmental problems.This book provides a review of many of the key issues involved in tourism in developing countries and presents a range of case studies. These are interpreted from a perspective of the sociology and anthropology of development. Case study chapters are presented from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and Oceania. The book provides essential reading for advanced students and researchers in tourism and development studies.
Table of ContentsPart One: General Themes 1: Less Developed Countries and Tourism: The Overall Pattern, D Harrison 2: Tourism and Less Developed Countries: Key Issues, D Harrison 3: Tourism Challenges in Developing Nations: Continuity and Change at the Millennium, L K Richter, Kansas State University, USA Part Two: Tourism in Specific Regions 4: Human Resources in Tourism Development: African Perspectives, P U C Dieke, University of Strathclyde,UK 5: Tourism in the Southern Common Market: MERCOSUL, G Santana, Universidade do Vale do Itajal, Brazil 6: Tourism and Development in Communist and Post-communist Societies, D R Hall, Scottish AgriculturalCollege, UK 7: Tourism Development in China: The Dilemma of Bureaucratic Decentralization and Economic Liberalisation,A A Lew, Northern Arizona University, USA 8: Japan and Tourism in the Pacific Rim: Locating a Sphere of Influence in the Global Economy, C M Hall,University of Otago, New Zealand 9: Indian Tourism: Policy, Performance and Pitfalls, S Singh, Centre for Tourism Research and Development, India 10: The Journey: An Overview of Travel and Tourism in the Arab Islamic Context, H Aziz, University of Alexandria, Egypt Part Three: Selected Case Studies 11: Mass Tourism and Alternative Tourism in the Caribbean, D B Weaver, Griffith University, Australia 12: Resort based Tourism on the Pleasure Periphery, B King, Victoria University, Australia 13: Child Sex Tourism in Thailand, H Montgomery, Open University, UK 14: Community-based Ecotourism, Social Exclusion and the Changing Political Economy of KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa, F Brennan and G Allen, College of St. Mark and St. John, Plymouth, UK 15: Wallace's Line: Implications for Conservation and Ecotourism in Indonesia, S Ross, Parks Canada,and G Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada 16: Ecotourism Development in the Rural Highlands in Fiji, K S Bricker, West Virginia University, USA Part Four: In Conclusion 17: Afterword, D Harrison
