Tourism: Politics and Public Sector Management

ISBN-13: 9780415071581 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 296 str.

James Elliot

Opis

Tourism evokes images of tropical islands and luxurious beach resorts but it is also big international business. Now replacing oil as the most important industry in the world, tourism can be very destructive of the environment, corrupt and exploitative. This text explains how governments manage this highly diverse and volatile industry. It covers the management of tourism at all levels of government, including both developed and developing countries. A historic and economic overview is provided as well as a discussion of the reasons why and how governments are involved in tourism management. Also included are a number of case studies covering policy making, planning a tourism management organization, local governments, airlines and airports, and environmental control and sustainable development. Detailed information boxes and excerpts of official documents illustrate government management and the tourism system and provide criteria for evaluation.

Recenzje

'A welcome addition to the literature on tourism ... of value both to tourism students who wish to study government and to politics specialists who wish to learn more about tourism ... a well-written and relevant text.' - Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Spis treści

Series editor's preface -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements Acronyms and abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- The framework of why, who, how and what Why governments are involved in tourism -- Who is involved in tourism management? -- How managers manage -- What results? practice and performance -- A comparative approach -- Five countries -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 2 Why tourism? -- Definitions -- Historical reasons for government involvement in tourism -- Economic reasons for government involvement in tourism -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 3 Public sector management and tourism -- Why: political environment and principles -- Who: multiplicity and diversity -- How: formal, informal and changes -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 4 Management from the centre: formulation -- Why: responsibilities, ideology and objectives -- Who: leaders, ministries and organisations -- How: process and initiatives, formal and informal -- What results? practice and performance, United Kingdom -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 5 Management from the centre: implementation -- Why: implementation and difficulties -- Who: federal, state and statutory organisations -- How: power, finance, functions, problems and planning -- What results? Thailand -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 6 Management at the local level -- Why: representation, responsibilities, ideology and objectives -- Who: representatives, managers and industry -- How: leadership, community, power and principles -- What results? England, Australia, Thailand -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 7 Public management and the private sector -- Why: responsibility, mutual importance -- Who: the industry, government business enterprises -- How: politics, freedom, dependency, regional boards -- What results? air travel, incentive travel -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 8 Management of tourism control -- Why control? principles -- Who is involved? -- How to control: formal and informal -- What results? Vietnam, environment -- Summary -- Suggested reading -- 9 Conclusions ... and the future? -- Principles and practice -- How managers manage -- The results -- Practice -- Performance -- The future of tourism -- The future of the PSM of tourism -- Bibliography -- Index -- Authors cited.

O autorze

James Elliott is a Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at the University of Queensland, Australia.