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  • Tourist Experiences

    Insights from Psychology

    by Prof. Chris Ryan, Xiaoyu (Nancy) Zhang ...
    Series Book 98 - Aspects of Tourism
    This book explores the application of psychological theories to tourist behaviour and experiences. It traces the evolution of those theories and how they have changed in response to broader social and economic changes. Among those changes have been the development of tourism, which reflects those social changes and contributes to them. In doing so, tourism theories also contribute to and gain ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Tourism in China

    Destinations, Planning and Experiences

    Edited by Prof. Chris Ryan, Songshan (Sam) Huang ...
    Series Book 59 - Aspects of Tourism
    This book offers an in-depth understanding of tourism development and destination planning in China's transitional economy. It is a unique collaboration between editors and contributors to present issues in current Chinese tourism research to Western colleagues. The influences informing the book range from pragmatic concerns about destination planning in China, to senses of injustice about how ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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  • Development Cooperation

    Challenges of the New Aid Architecture

    by S. Klingebiel ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The aims of and motives for development cooperation have changed significantly in recent times. Besides pursuing short- and longer-term objectives in their own economic, foreign policy and other interests, donors usually have a recognisable and genuine interest in assisting countries in their processes of development. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Latin American Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

    by Cristóbal Kay ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
    Upon its publication in 1989, this was the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of the Latin American School of Development and an invaluable guide to the major Third World contribution to development theory. The four major strands in the work of Latin American Theorists are: structuralism, internal colonialism, marginality and dependency. Exploring all four in detail, and the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Tourism and Development

    Concepts and Issues

    Edited by Prof. Richard Sharpley, Dr. David J. Telfer ...
    Series Book 63 - Aspects of Tourism
    This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • English and Development

    Policy, Pedagogy and Globalization

    Edited by Elizabeth J. Erling, Philip Seargeant ...
    Series Book 17 - Critical Language and Literacy Studies
    This book investigates the relationship between English and personal and national development, as this is both discursively promoted (particularly through language policy) and practically realized in developing societies. It addresses the effects that the increased use of English and the promotion of English-language education are having in developmental contexts, and their impact on broader ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Spaces of Aid

    How Cars, Compounds and Hotels Shape Humanitarianism

    by Lisa Smirl ...
    Aid workers commonly bemoan that the experience of working in the field sits uneasily with the goals they've signed up to: visiting project sites in air-conditioned Land Cruisers while the intended beneficiaries walk barefoot through the heat, or checking emails from within gated compounds while surrounding communities have no running water.Spaces of Aid provides the first book-length analysis of ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Tourism as an Instrument for Development

    A Theoretical and Practical Study

    by Maria D. Alvarez, Chris Cooper ...
    Series series Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice
    This book, which has benefited from professional know-why and know-how of its authors in the United Nations World Tourism Organization and several universities, articulates and debates the concept and methodology of tourism-assisted development. The study examines the theoretical bases of contemporary real-case development projects and illustrates the way tourism can effectively and efficiently ... Read more

    $182.99 USD

  • Poverty Reduction, the Private Sector, and Tourism in Mainland Southeast Asia

    by Scott Hipsher ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the issue of poverty reduction within mainland Southeast Asia with a specific focus on the impact of the private sector and tourism. Covering Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan, the book discusses how success in poverty reduction has come about largely through innovation in the private sector, foreign investment and the move toward more market based economic ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Regional Integration and Policy Challenges in Africa

    Edited by A. Elhiraika, A. Mukungu, W. Nyoike ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The role of integration as a catalyst for economic growth, development and insulation from global shocks has made the concept of regional integration even more attractive to states. This books contains compelling arguments and empirical observations that detail some of the key opportunities governments in Africa are pursuing. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Global Food-Price Shocks and Poor People

    Themes and Case Studies

    Edited by Melinda Smale, Marc Cohen ...
    Series series Development in Practice Books
    This book examines the effects of high and volatile food prices during 2007-08 on low-income farmers and consumers in developing, transition, and industrialized countries. Previous studies of this crisis have mostly used models to estimate the likely impacts. This volume includes actual evidence from the field as to how higher prices affected access to food and farm income among poor people. In ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Political Economy of Energy, Finance and Security in the United Arab Emirates

    Between the Majilis and the Market

    by Karen E. Young ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the process of policymaking and implementation in the finance, energy and security sectors in the United Arab Emirates. It looks at the role of informal advisory networks in a nascent private sector, federal politics, and historical ties in foreign relations. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD