Tourism Strategies and Local Responses in Southern Africa (Hardcover)

Tourism growth is one of the primary drivers of economic development and is a core strategy at local and national levels to improve the lives of local communities. However, tourism can bring both advantages and disadvantages to communities and not all national strategies in tourism management are applicable or suitable in private, community-based and public sectors. Tourism is used as a main instrument of nation building in many postcolonial countries such as Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Madagascar. Using case studies from these areas, this book examines the strategic objectives for tourism growth and how nationally-set objectives such as economic growth, increased employment, poverty reduction, black economic empowerment, environmental sustainability and reduction of regional inequalities work at the grassroots level. Challenging ongoing practices and providing new innovations for tourism development applicable to other developing countries, this study will be useful for both researchers and decision makers in tourism.

General

Imprint:	Cabi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	2009
Contributors:	Chris Boonzaaier
Editors:	Petri Hottola
Contributors:	Lauren Dyll • Julia Janis • Oystein Jensen • Kenneth Matengu • Joseph Mbaiwa • Christian Rogerson • Jarkko Saarinen • Harri Siiskonen
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-84593-508-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry
LSN:	1-84593-508-X
Barcode:	9781845935085

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