Globalization And Sustainable Tourism Development

Globalization has become today's buzzword. It has also become a battle ground for two radically opposed groups. There are the anti-globalists, who fear globalizaton and stress only it downside, seeking therefore powerful interventions aimed at taming, if not (unwritingly) crippling it. Then there are the"globalizts" (a class to which I belong) who celebrate globalization instead, emphasize its upside, while seeking only to ensure that its few rough edges be handled through appropriate policies that serve to make globalization yet more attractive. Many anti-globalists consider the central problem of globalization to be its amorality, or even its immorality. But these critics have too blanket an approach to globalization. The word covers a variety of phenomena that characterize an integrating world economy: trade, short-term capital flows, direct foreign investment, immigration, cultural convergence et al.
About Author :
Dr, M. Lakshmi Narasaiah, has been working as Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Sri Krishnadevaraya University Post-graduate Centre, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. He is a Post-graduate in economics and has secured first rank. He has received Ph.D. Degree form Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, in 1987. He has worked as UGC JRF and UGC SRF. Starting his professional career as an Assistant Professor of Economics in Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantpur, he has been actively engaged in teaching and research for the past twenty-one years. He was associated with the Governemnt of Adnhra Pradesh Planning Department in their Centre for Planning and Development Studies projects.
Contents :
Preface Democracy and the Market Economy The Challenges of Globalization Globalization: a Moral Imperative The Truth about Global Competition The Nation State and Globalisation Globalization and Knowledge Divide Urbanization and Globalization Renewing the State Sustainable Tourism Development Sustainable Tourism and the Environment Sustainable Tourism-Illusion or Realistic Alternative? Pro-Poor Tourism The Biggest Industry the World has Ever Seen: The Future of world tourism The Tourism Juggernaut Tourism and the Environment Economics and Sustainable Development Forests-The Earth's Lungs Population Growth and Natural Recreation Areas Myths and Illusions Population and the Environment Add Value, Go Globa: Can Southern Firms Break into Export Marekts? Employment and Promoting Ecology Heating up Environmental Education and Communication Money Alone is Not Enough World Trade-The Next Challenge Migration Living with Diversity Cheap Transport for India's Millions Forest Population Growth and Climate Change Biodiversity The Environment, The Economy and Public Health-An Integrated View Measurinig Population's Impact What was Wron with Structural Adjustment Ecosystems, our Unknown Protectors Finance Matters-Financial Liberalisation: Too Much too Soon? Bibliography Index