Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Tourism: A Vehicle for Development? - Richard Sharpley (University of Northumbria) 2. The Evolution of Tourism and Development Theory - David J. Telfer (Brock University) 3. Tourism and Economic Development Issues - Tanja Mihalic (University of Ljubljana) 4. Tourism and Regional Development Issues - David J. Telfer (Brock University) 5. Tourism and Community Development Issues - Dallen Timothy (Arizona State University) 6. Tourism Employment Issues in Developing Countries: Examples from Indonesia - Judith Cukier (University of Waterloo) 7. Tourism and Sociocultural Development Issues - Atsuko Hashimoto (Brock University) 8. Tourism, Development and the Environment - Chris Southgate (University of Central Lancashire) and Richard Sharpley (University of Northumbria) 9. Towards a New Political Economy of Global Tourism - Raoul V. Bianchi (University of North London) 10. The Consumption of Tourism - Richard Sharpley (University of Northumbria) 11. Sustainability: A Barrier to Tourism Development? - Richard Sharpley (University of Northumbria) 12. Conclusion: Tourism and Development - David J. Telfer (Brock University)

About the Author

Richard Sharpley is Reader in Travel and Tourism Management at the University of Northumbria, UK. His principal research interests include rural tourism development, the sociology of tourism, tourism in island micro-states with a particular emphasis on Cyprus, and tourism and international development. He has written a number of books and articles in all of these areas.David J. Telfer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University, Canada, and is the Co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Tourism Studies Degree. He teaches in the areas of tourism planning and heritage tourism. He has researched and published in the areas of the relationship between tourism and development theories, economic linkages of tourism with host communities,strategic alliances and rural tourism.