The global tourism system : governance, development, and lessons from South Africa

Focusing on the political economy of the international tourism sector in the era of globalization and its impact in developing contexts, this book employs a case study analysis of South Africa to assess how international tourism as a global system of trade, production, exchange and governance plays...

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Main Author: Cornelissen, Scarlett.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate, c2005..
Series:New directions in tourism analysis.
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Summary:Focusing on the political economy of the international tourism sector in the era of globalization and its impact in developing contexts, this book employs a case study analysis of South Africa to assess how international tourism as a global system of trade, production, exchange and governance plays out in developing countries. It also examines its benefits and disadvantages for these countries.--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:xi, 194 p: ill., maps; 24 cm..
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-190) and index.
ISBN:075464250X