but scarce in industrial goods. It shows that lower future travel costs, rising demand for tourism and higher preferences … for exporting tourism services. The benefits that accrue from sustainable resource use can be distributed over time such … that the myopic developing country and forward-looking industrialized countries, which demand tourism services, are better …

This chapter begins by noting that culture as an element in economic development in the Third World has been largely … globalization on the economies and cultures of the world, arguing that international integration can lead to national disintegration …. Next the chapter looks at the role of tourism as a significant economic and cultural force in developing countries. Finally …