Peddling Paradise : The Politics of Tourism in Latin America /
Bowman, Kirk S.
Peddling Paradise : The Politics of Tourism in Latin America / Kirk S. Bowman. - 1 online resource (187 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Puzzle of Tourism in Latin America -- 2. Keys to Unlocking the Puzzle -- 3. The Tourism Sector: An Overview -- 4. The Politics of Choice -- 5. The Constraints of Structure -- 6. Contrary Cases: Brazil and Argentina in Comparative Perspective -- 7. A Tale of Three Cities: Buenos Aires, Havana, and Rio de Janeiro -- 8. Good News, Bad News -- Acronyms -- References -- Index -- About the Book
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With tourism lauded throughout Latin America as a sure engine of economic growth, actual performance in the sector has varied to an extreme degree. Kirk Bowman asks why. Why did states become so actively involved in the tourism sector even as they were reducing their role in other sectors of the economy? Why have destinations with similar endowments differed so greatly in their success in attracting international tourists? And why does tourism in some cases contribute to broader socioeconomic development, and in other cases not? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in eight countries between 1996 and 2011, Bowman offers a rich comparative analysis and compelling explanations for both failed policies and impressive successes in using tourism to foster development in Latin America.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626371415
10.1515/9781626371415 doi
Economic development--Latin America.
Tourism--Latin America.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American.
G155.L3 / B69 2013eb
338.4/7918
Peddling Paradise : The Politics of Tourism in Latin America / Kirk S. Bowman. - 1 online resource (187 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Puzzle of Tourism in Latin America -- 2. Keys to Unlocking the Puzzle -- 3. The Tourism Sector: An Overview -- 4. The Politics of Choice -- 5. The Constraints of Structure -- 6. Contrary Cases: Brazil and Argentina in Comparative Perspective -- 7. A Tale of Three Cities: Buenos Aires, Havana, and Rio de Janeiro -- 8. Good News, Bad News -- Acronyms -- References -- Index -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
With tourism lauded throughout Latin America as a sure engine of economic growth, actual performance in the sector has varied to an extreme degree. Kirk Bowman asks why. Why did states become so actively involved in the tourism sector even as they were reducing their role in other sectors of the economy? Why have destinations with similar endowments differed so greatly in their success in attracting international tourists? And why does tourism in some cases contribute to broader socioeconomic development, and in other cases not? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in eight countries between 1996 and 2011, Bowman offers a rich comparative analysis and compelling explanations for both failed policies and impressive successes in using tourism to foster development in Latin America.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626371415
10.1515/9781626371415 doi
Economic development--Latin America.
Tourism--Latin America.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American.
G155.L3 / B69 2013eb
338.4/7918