Tourism and Development in the Third World (Routledge Introducti

Taylor & Francis

Assesses diverse social,economic,and environmental factors which affect the 3rd World. Illustrating the analysis with case studies it explores ways of managing tourism and evaluates its long-term contribution towards national development. > \nWhat is the thruth behind the paradise beaches in travel brocures? What can a developing country do when one exotic holiday seems much like another, when political instability or environmental disaster can deter tourist for years, when the tourism industry slips into foreign control?\nTourism and Development in the Third World assess the diverse social, economic, and environmental factors which impact on the Third World. Illustrating the analysis with cases which range across tourism in game parks, sex tours and the after-efects of political turmoil, the book explores ways of managing tourism as a resource and evaluates its long-term contribution towards national development. > 1 General introduction 2 Conceptualizing tourism\u2019s place .