Tourism Development; Growths, Myths, and

This book is 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.

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword Gate	p. xiv
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvi
The ST-EP Programme and Least Developed Countries: is Tourism the Best Alternative?	p. 1
The Myth of Agency Through Community Participation in Ecotourism	p. 11
Is Tourism Fair? What the Figures Do Not Tell	p. 28
Western Money for Southern Sympathy: How the Tuareg from Timia are Instrumentalizing Tourists to Support their 'Exotic' Village	p. 39
The Influence of Religion on Global and Local Conflict in Tourism: Case Studies in Muslim Countries	p. 52
'Riding' Diversity: Cuban's/Jineteros' Uses of 'Nationality-talks' in the Realm of their Informal Encounters with Tourists	p. 68
Destination Image Revisited: the Dutch Market Perceptions of Morocco as a Tourism Destination	p. 85
The Demand of Rural Tourism in a Natural Park in Southern Spain	p. 113
Setting the Scene: Politics of Transformation and Narratives of Preservation in Botiza (Romania)	p. 126
A Contextual Approach to the Power Relation Between Tourism and Development	p. 141
Global Tourism and the Urban Poor's Right to the City: Spatial Contestation within Cairo's Historical Districts	p. 159
Kerala's Strategy for Tourism Growth: a Southern Approach to Development and Poverty Alleviation	p. 192
Tourism and Kudumbashree: a Southern Solution Empowering Women through Tourism	p. 217
Actors or Victims? Actor-oriented Perspectives on New Forms of Tourism	p. 239
Rural Tourism in the Context of Ejidos and Community Development in Mexico	p. 259
Living in Hope: Tourism and Poverty Alleviation in Flores?	p. 272
Index	p. 290
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