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The discovery of tourism economics / Larry Dwyer [editor].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Tourism social science series ; v. 16.
- Tourism social science series, 1571-5043 ; v. 16
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tourism.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 294 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presents the personal histories of some of the world's leading tourism economists, many of whom pioneered the field. This book offers a collection of personal experiences and is a literary celebration of the global community of economic scholars working in tourism. It provides a culturally and geographically diverse set of autobiographies.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- The Discovery of Tourism Economics
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. Musings of a Multiplier Man
- Tourism research
- Conclusion
- 2. My Fascination with Tourism
- From indecision to commitment
- 3. Curiosity Made the Tourism Economist
- 4. From Transport to Tourism
- My perspective
- 5. Confessions of a Data Junkie
- Into the world
- New opportunities
- 6. Convolutions and Happenstance
- 7. Tourism Economics at the Margin: The Perspective of a Utility Outfielder
- Research
- 8. From Steamboat to Tourism Economics
- 9. My Journey through the Worlds of Tourism
- Journey through tourism studies
- Journey through the external world of tourism
- Journey through the Educational World of Tourism
- Conclusion or future journeys
- 10. A Serendipitous Journey: From Mathematics to Policy via Economics
- Enter economics
- 11. Theory, Econometrics, and Bridge Building in Tourism Economics
- 12. From a Random Walker to a Firm Believer
- The future
- 13. The Excitement and Value of Discovering Tourism Economics
- 14. Solving Little Math Problems about Community Tourism
- Tourism Research
- 15. Regional and/or Tourism Economist
- A vocation as regional economist
- Concluding remarks
- 16. On the Road to Tourism Economics
- Focus on tourism economics
- Conclusion.
- 17. It is the Project that Counts
- Epilogue
- A personal aside
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786613160348
- 9781283160346
- 128316034X
- 9780857246820
- 0857246828
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