The Politics of Tourism in Asia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richter, Linda K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Government policy--Asia.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1989.

Summary:

Tourism, the world's largest industry, has created a variety of complex political problems, particularly in those countries where the primary attraction of tourism is its potential for accelerating development.

Contents:

Intro

THE POLITICS OF TOURISM IN ASIA

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations Used in Text

The Politics of Tourism: An Overview

THE MAGNITUDE OF TOURISM

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

POLICY STUDIES

THE APPROACH OF THIS VOLUME

About Face: The Political Evolution of Chinese Tourism Policy

BACKGROUND

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE TOURISM

Tourist Categories

THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CHINESE TOURISM POLICY

POLITICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROSPECTS

The Philippines: The Politicization of Tourism 1

TOURISM BY DECREE: THE POLITICAL USES OF TOURISM UNDER PRESIDENT MARCOS

Background

Using Tourism to Sell Martial Law

The IMF-World Bank Conference

Balikbayan and Reunion for Peace

Opposition Uses of International Tourism

The Domestic Uses of Tourism

Tourism Implementation and Administration

Tourism Development for Personal Political Objectives

TOURISM POLITICS AFTER MARTIAL LAW

TOURISM POLICY UNDER AQUINO

Thailand: Where Tourism and Politics Make Strange Bedfellows

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THAILAND

Domestic Tourist Promotion

TAT Growth

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IMPACT OF TOURISM IN THAILAND

Prostitution

Indian Tourism: Pluralist Policies in a Federal System

THE GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT

Regional Context

Domestic Travel

Intraregional Tourism

Extra-regional Tourism

Impact of Regional Politics on Tourism

Tourism's Economic Effects

INDIAN TOURISM POLICY

Tourism Organization

The Evolution of Indian Tourism Policy

Components and Features of Indian Tourism Policy

The Asiad Stumble

The Asiad '82 Aftermath

THE POLICY DIRECTIONS OF FUTURE INDIAN TOURISM.

Creating Tourist "Meccas" in Praetorian States: Case Studies of Pakistan and Bangladesh

PAKISTAN

Social Factors Affecting Tourism Policy

Implementation of Tourism Policy

BANGLADESH

Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Islands in Transition

SRI LANKA

Background and Organization of Sri Lankan Tourism

The Tourism Record

Social Impact of Tourism

The Impact of Political Turmoil on Tourism

THE MALDIVES

Nepal and Bhutan: Two Approaches to Shangri-La

NEPAL

Mountain Tourism

BHUTAN

Exploring Alternative Strategies for Tourism Development: Is There a Better Way?

MAJOR CONCERNS OF ALTERNATIVE TOURISM ADVOCATES

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

The Role of Governments

What Can Groups Do?

Penang Conference

The Manila Conference

Chiang Mai Conference

The Role of the Individual in Appropriate Tourism

Notes

1: The Politics of Tourism: An Overview

2: About Face: The Political Evolution of Chinese Tourism Policy

3: The Philippines: The Politicization of Tourism

4: Thailand: Where Tourism and Politics Make Strange Bedfellows

5: Indian Tourism: Pluralist Policies in a Federal System

6: Creating Tourist "Meccas" in Praetorian States: Case Studies of Pakistan and Bangladesh

7: Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Islands in Transition

8: Nepal and Bhutan: Two Approaches to Shangri-La

9: Exploring Alternative Strategies for Tourism Development: Is There a Better Way?

Bibliography

Books, Monographs, and Yearbooks

Articles

Official Publications

Videorecordings

Speeches and Professional Papers

Selected Interviews

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-8248-8016-1

OCLC:

1535406773

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.