The present paper investigates whether tourism specialization is a viable strategy for development. We estimate … standard growth equations augmented with a variable measuring tourism specialization using instrumental variables techniques … for a large cross-section of countries for the period 1980-2002. We introduce an instrument for tourism based on the …

Foreword / Carson Jenkins -- Reflections on 50 years of tourism and development / Carson Jenkins -- Section 1. Tourism … as a development option -- Section 2. Policies and planning for tourism development -- Section 3. Innovation in tourism …: rethinking the destination -- Section 4. Educational futures in tourism -- Section 5. Emerging challenges in international …