International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism

By Larry Dwyer and Uma Suthersanen

Book Overview

This highly accessible and comprehensive Handbook presents a cutting edge discussion of the state of tourism economics and its likely directions in future research. Leading researchers in the field explore a wide range of topics including: demand and forecasting, supply, transport, taxation and infrastructure, evaluation and application for policy-making. Each chapter includes a discussion of its relevance and importance to the tourism economics literature, an overview of its main contributions and themes, a critical evaluation of existing literature and an outline of issues for further conceptual and applied research.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843761041
• ISBN13: 9781843761044
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.5" x 6.3"