The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism

ISBN-13: 9780367230838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 496 str.

John Tribe

Opis

One of the leading texts in the field, The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of economics in these industries, helping you to enjoy and pass an economics module as part of tourism, recreation, events or sport management degrees.

Spis treści

1 Introduction 2 Recreation, leisure and tourism organizations 3 The market for recreation, leisure and tourism products 4 Demand: time preference, elasticity and forecasting  5 Supply and costs 6 Market structure and pricing 7 Market intervention 8 The competitive, technological, political and sociocultural environment 9 The economic environment 10 Investment in the private sector 11 Investment in the public sector 12 Income, employment and prices 13 Economic development and regeneration 14 The balance of payments and exchange rates 15 Globalization 16 Environmental impacts 17 Action for sustainability 18 Critique, alternative perspectives and change

O autorze

John Tribe is Emeritus Professor of Tourism at the University of Surrey, UK.