Tourism Development: Growth, Myths and Inequalities

By Peter M. Burns

Book Overview

A collection of essays from specialist scholars evaluating tourism as a means of simulating economic growth and fighting economic inequalities in poor countries: As a tool for poverty reduction in economically underdeveloped regions, tourism has been at the forefront of the international development agenda. This book takes an in-depth look at the successes and failures of tourism in this role, and considers why tourism as a catalyst for economic development can be a controversial device

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845934253
• ISBN13: 9781845934255
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cab International
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.7"