Tourism and Poverty

by Regina Scheyvens

Book Overview

Tourism and Poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments, aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies around the world: can tourism work as a tool to overcome poverty? This book is the first to present a focused description and critique of the issues surrounding poverty and tourism. Relying on a wealth of primary data on tourism, Regina Scheyvens supports her findings with novel case studies such as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041585167X
• ISBN13: 9780415851671
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"