Tourism Development: Growths, 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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01LQDEIXE
• ISBN13: 9781845934255
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: CABI
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.6" x 6.9"