In the last two decades public policies have reflected a drive for accelerated global economic integration ('globalization'), associated with greater economic liberalization. The outcomes have been largely disappointing, even in the estimate of their designers. Rural livelihoods have become more...

Introduction : gender equality, and tourism : beyond empowerment -- Gender equality and tourism : the global policy context -- Feminist perspectives in the development of action plans for tourism -- "An uneasy truth" : female tourism managers and organisational gender equality measures in...