Tourism and transition : governance, transformation and development / edited by Derek R. Hall, Professor of Regional Development, The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC), Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW, UK.

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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004Copyright date: 2004Description: 1 online resource (xix, 231 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type:

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Contents:

Introduction / Derek Hall -- Key themes and frameworks / Derek Hall -- Capital accumulation : tourism and development processes in Central and Eastern Europe / Lesley Roberts -- The Government's role in stimulating national tourism development : the case of Poland / Wacđaw Kotlinski -- The role of foreign direct investment in the development of tourism in post-communist Hungary / Zsuzsanna Behringer and Kornélia Kiss -- Estonian national heritage, tourism, and paradoxes of transformation / Barry Worthington -- Sustainability as the basis for future tourism development in Serbia / Jovan Popesku and Derek Hall -- Positioning the tourism product of an emerging industry : image, resources and politics in Kyrgyzstan / Peter Schofield -- Transition for EU accession : the case of Malta's restructuring tourism and transport sectors / Maria Attard and Derek Hall -- Tourism development and planning in constrained circumstances : an institutional appraisal of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) / Habib Alipour and Hasan Kilic -- The impact of political instability on the tourism industries of selected Mediterranean destinations : a neural network approach / Antonis Theocharous -- Provincial government roles in Chinese tourism development : the case of Hunan / Rong Huang -- Authenticity, ethnicity and social transformation at World Heritage Sites : tourism, retailing and cultural change in Lijiang, China / Takayoshi Yamamura -- Tourism administration and regional integration under transition : policy and practice in South Africa / Jenny Briedenhann and Steve Butts -- Conclusions and future agenda / Derek Hall and Lesley Roberts.

Abstract: This book presents current research on the roles and importance of tourism and its interrelationships with governance and development in transition economies and those adjusting to the accession requirements of the enlarged EU. The geographical coverage ranges across Central and Eastern Europe, the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, Central Asia, China and South Africa. Throughout this volume, the interaction of cultural, economic and political factors in the processes of tourism development is emphasized. The book has 15 chapters and a subject index.

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This book presents current research on the roles and importance of tourism and its interrelationships with governance and development in transition economies and those adjusting to the accession requirements of the enlarged EU. The geographical coverage ranges across Central and Eastern Europe, the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, Central Asia, China and South Africa. Throughout this volume, the interaction of cultural, economic and political factors in the processes of tourism development is emphasized. The book has 15 chapters and a subject index.

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Tourism and transition : governance, transformation and development / edited by Derek R. Hall, Professor of Regional Development, The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC), Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW, UK.