Tourism and the less developed world : issues and case studies /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
• Subjects: Tourism > Developing countries.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Alternative tourism.; Conservation.; Cultural change.; Development studies.; Ecotourism.; Environmental impact.; Social anthropology.; Social impact.; Sociology.; Tourism.; Tourism development.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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An evaluation of the promotion of tourism for economic development in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) is presented. This book provides a review of many of the key issues involved, including the socio, cultural and environmental impacts of this movement of tourists from Developed to Less Developed Countries. These are interpreted from a perspective mainly derived from the sociology and anthropology of development. Case study chapters are presented from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, Latin America and Oceania. The book provides essential reading for advanced students and researchers in tourism and development studies.