We analyze the empirical relationship between growth, country size and tourism specialization by using a dataset … covering the period 1980-2003. We find that tourism countries grow significantly faster than all the other sub …-groups considered in our analysis. Tourism appears to be an independent determining factor for growth, and the reason for that is …

We analyze the empirical relationship between growth, country size and tourism specialization by using a dataset … covering the period 1980-2003. We find that tourism countries grow significantly faster than all the other sub …-groups considered in our analysis. Tourism appears to be an independent determining factor for growth, and the reason for that is …

A collection of essays from scholars evaluating tourism as a means of simulating economic growth and fighting economic … inequalities in poor countries. It takes a look at the successes and failures of tourism in this role, and considers why tourism as … Developed Countries: is Tourism the Best Alternative? -- 2 The Myth of Agency Through Community Participation in Ecotourism -- 3 …