1st Edition
The Economic Geography of the Tourist Industry A Supply-Side Analysis
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The Economic Geography of the Tourist Industry bridges the gap between tourism research and economic geography by bringing together leading academics in geography, planning and tourism. The authors explain tourism's definitions and examine whether tourism can be categorized as an industry. They provide detailed analyses of key sectors, such as tour
1. Introduction: Exploring the Economic Geography-Tourism Nexus PART A: CONCEPTUAL AND DEFINITIONAL ISSUES: BARRIERS TO THEORY 2. The Tourist Industry and Economic Geography: Missed Opportunities, 3. Tourism as an Industry: Debates and Concepts, 4. The Tourism Production System and the Logic of Industrial Classification, Part B: THE DEMAND SIDE 5. The Determinants of Tourism Demand: A Theoretical Perspective PART C: NEO-FORDISM and FLEXIBILITY: A SECTORAL APPROACH 6. Neo-Fordism and Flexible Specilization in the Travel Industry: Dissecting the Polyglot, 7. Distribution Technologies and Destination Development: Myths and Realities, 8. Tour Operators: The Gatekeepers of Tourism, 9. The Airline Industry and Tourism, 10. Continuity and Change in the Hotel Industry: Some Evidence from Montreal PART D: GLOBAL-LOCAL NEXUS:PLACE COMMODIFICATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LABOUR 11. The Institutional Setting -Tourism and the State, 12. Tourism and Economic Development Policy: The Case of US Cities, 13. Entrepreneurship, Small Business Culture and Tourism Development, 14. Tourism in the Third Italy: Labor and Social-Business Networks, PART E: CYCLES AND INNOVATIONS 15. Economic Business Cycles and the Tourism Cycle Concept, CONCLUSION 16. Conclusion: Synthesis and New Directions
Biography
Keith G. Debbage, Dimitri Ioannides
