Suchergebnisse

Rethinking smallness and openness -- The tourism specialization hypothesis -- The tourism development model -- Tourism angst and demand push -- Tourism specialization and economic growth -- Constitutional economics : blasé? -- Maintaining the growth momentum -- Upending scale.

The poverty has been a phenomenom that has delayed and transformed the latinoamericam societies. One of each three persons that live in Latinoamerica is considerate poor, qualifier that makes reference to those people that do not have sufficient resources to satisfy their basic needs. Because of that, the present article pretends to pose the tourism activity as an alternative to figth the poverty on developing countries, this because the tourism generates employemet, currency, incomes to the governments and business opportunities. So this work is aimed to research the empirical relation between international tourism, economic growth, the reduction of poverty and quality of life in Costa Rica and Nicaragua the relation tourism-economic growth-poverty reduction, is focused to in time frame 1980-2005 and the relation tourisn and life quality is focused in the period 1990-2010.

The complexity of the concept of poverty is revealed through multiple channels in politics, media, and associations, and the international community. Different views and positions are adopted with regard to the meaning, causes and approaches to poverty. This diversity in definitions poses enormous hurdles for realizing the perennial objective of reducing poverty by modern society. Varying conceptualizations of poverty make measurements controversial, affecting estimates of the magnitude of poverty and subsequent actions to be undertaken. Conflicting notions of poverty can leave poor people without the necessary policy attention and actions. This chapter explores the meanings and measurements of poverty and their implications. This exploration is directed by the question: how do we make sense from the helplessness of the faces discussed in the previous chapter? Finally, the chapter introduces a new paradigm assessing poverty, the Poverty Obliteration Paradigm (POP).

This issue was guest edited by Dr. Fevzi Okumus, Dr. Robertico Croes and Dr. Joe Hutchinson from the University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management. There are five articles, which were authored/co-authored by faculty members and PhD students from the Rosen College. These articles are related to theme parks, tourism education and awareness, airlines, competitiveness of destinations and online social networks. Each of these presents empirical findings and theoretical discussions on a current and important topics related to the tourism industry. It is hoped that these art

Warm-water island destinations are facing challenges in the wake of increasing globalization and susceptibility to external shocks. This book covers critical aspects that contribute to tourism development and growth. It presents research themes, methodology and case studies, including a focus on Cuba and its reintroduction to the tourism landscape.