Tourism and Development

Tourism and Development
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Publisher : Channel View Publications
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : 1873150342
ISBN-13 : 9781873150344
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Book Synopsis Tourism and Development by : Richard Sharpley

Download or read book Tourism and Development written by Richard Sharpley and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the role of tourism as a potential contibutor to socio-economic development in destination areas. Establishing a link between tourism studies and development studies, it considers what is meant by development, the processes through which development may be achieved and, in particular, a number of fundamental issues related to the use of tourism as a development agent. In so doing, it challenges conventional thinking about the relationship between tourism and development.

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