Tourism Impact Analyses

ISBN-13: 9783836426787 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 220 str.

Anan Wattanakuljarus

Opis

Tourism is more and more popular as a part of development strategy indeveloping countries due to three main motivations: tourism contributes toeconomic growth; tourism improves income distribution; and tourismdevelops and enhances the clean environment. Do these expected meritsfrom tourism happen in every developing country? Does tourism growthreduce income disparity of the nation? Is tourism development pro-poorgrowth? Is tourism growth a green development strategy? What are themajor factors that determine the direction and size of the expected virtues?The book examines these questions in the economy-wide economic andenvironmental perspectives using a computable general equilibrium modelfor the case of Thailand - a country that considerably depends on tourismsectors. The book shows that tourism growth is not especially pro-poor orpro-agriculture and that tourism growth comes with high water consumptionand wastewater production at least in the case of Thailand. The book isdirected towards tourism and environmental policymakers in low-incomecountries. It is also addressed to economic researchers in tourism, development,environment, agriculture, and international trade.