Neoliberalism and the political economy of tourism

Introduction : neoliberalism and the political economy of tourism : projects, discourses and practices / Jan Mosedale -- Contingent neoliberalism and urban tourism in the United States / Dimitri Ioannides and Evangelia Petridou -- Mega-events as neoliberal projects : "realistic if we want Dunedin to prosper" or "the biggest civic disgrace" in living memory? / C. Michael Hall and Sandra Wilson -- The changing role of the state : neoliberalism and regional tourism development in New Zealand / Michael C. Shone -- Developing markets : the neoliberalization of tourism structures in Jordan : the example of Aqaba special economic zone / Nicolai Scherle and Markus Pillmayer -- Ecotourism as the focus of the neoliberal tourism project in India / Kevin Hannam and Maharaj Vijay Reddy -- The changing nature of national parks under neoliberalisation / Dzingai K. Nyahunzvi -- Social tourism : from redistribution to neoliberal aspiration development / Lynn Minnaert -- Enacting neoliberal discourses through heritage tourism in Ghana / Francis Offeh and Kevin Hannam -- Decommodifying grass roots struggle against a neoliberal tourism agenda : imagining a local, just and sustainable eco-tourism / Stephen Wearing and Michael Wearing -- Conclusion : tourism and neoliberalism : states, the economy and society