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Tourism Development

Growth, Myths and Inequalities

Edited by Peter M Burns, Marina Novelli.

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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

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher CAB International
  • Publication Date August 2008
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781845934255 / 1845934253
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 90 GBP
  • Pages336
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Copyright Year2008

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