The Economics of Tourism

ISBN-13: 9780415170765 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 276 str.

M. Thea Sinclair; Mike Stabler

Opis

Tourism is one of the world's most important activities, involving millions of people, vast sums of money and generating employment in developing and industrialized countries. Yet many aspects of tourism have been ignored. This text makes a contribution from an economic standpoint to the understanding of tourism. Examining such issues as how tourism firms operate in national and global contextx, the effects of tourism on destination areas, the demand for tourism, and the interaction between tourism and natural environments, the authors explain how economic concepts and techniques can offer a clearer understanding of the subject.

Spis treści

1. The scope and limitations of economic analysis 2. The microfoundations of tourism demand 3. Empirical studies of tourism demand 4. The theory of tourism supply and its market structure 5. The structure, performance and strategies of tourism firms 6. Tourism in an international context 7. Tourism and environmental issues 8. Environmental valuation and sustainability 9. Conclusions

O autorze

M. Thea Sinclair, Mike Stabler