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9780754630531

Tourism and Economic Development: Case Studies from the Indian Ocean Region

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  • ISBN13:

    9780754630531

  • ISBN10:

    0754630536

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-28
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Tourism has increasingly become a vital element in the economic development of the Indian Ocean region. This volume brings together leading tourism and economics experts from the region to discuss the wide range of problems and issues raised by the increasing significance of tourism.These issues and proposed policies are examined theoretically in the first section of this book, with comparative empirical case studies illustrating these arguments in the second section.

Table of Contents

List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
List of Contributors x
Foreword xiv
Chapter 1 Tourism, Ecotourism and Economic Development: An Overview 1(7)
R.N. Ghosh, M.A.B. Siddique and R. Gabbay
Chapter 2 Tourism in the Indian Ocean Region 8(11)
M.A.B. Siddique and R.N. Ghosh
Chapter 3 International Tourism and Economic Development 19(11)
R.N. Ghosh, M.A.B. Siddique and R. Gabbay
Chapter 4 Tourism and Development: Not an Easy Alliance 30(12)
Tej Vir Singh
Chapter 5 Ecotourism Development in the Indian Ocean Region: The Case for Shared Learning 42(21)
Ross K. Dowling and John C. Wood
Chapter 6 A Tale of Two Cities: Modelling Inbound Tourism from Hong Kong and Singapore into Australia 63(21)
Christine Lim
Chapter 7 Regional Inequalities in Tourism Development: Experiences of China and India 84(10)
J. Wen, C.A. Tisdell and K.C. Roy
Chapter 8 A Systemic Approach to Tourism Development in Island States 94(10)
Jack Carlsen
Chapter 9 Tourism in the Seychelles 104(24)
Rony Gabbay and Robin Ghosh
Chapter 10 An Analysis of Tourism Trends in Mauritius 128(12)
Jack Carlsen and Karim Jaufeerally
Chapter 11 Is Sustainable Tourism Development Possible? Broad Issues Concerning Australia and Papua New Guinea 140(10)
Parikshit K. Basu
Chapter 12 Tourism or Livestock - A Policy Dilemma for Environmental Management and Poverty Amelioration in Botswana 150(10)
Diana J. Beal
Index 160

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