Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the current stage of the development of
the study of tourism policy and some of the key issues that have come in for attention …

Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development,
particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universal recognition of …

This chapter seeks to present an overview of studies in tourism politics and public policy. It
begins by defining ''politics''and ''public policy,''moves on to examine studies of tourism …

Recent work in development studies asked:“whatever happened to the idea of imperialism?”
This article will analyse the ongoingness of imperialism in order to illuminate sources of …

National tourism policy in Bangladesh is a relatively new development and this research is
the first to focus on the implementation of tourism policy in Bangladesh. Taking a social …

Tourism is a place for articulating intercultural exchange and social interaction. Many
nations have used tourism as a medium for assertive expressions of cultural authenticity and …

This study explores the intricacies of geopolitical imagination at a heritage attraction in
Nepal, when a Chinese NGO proposed an investment project to develop it as tourism hub. It …

Tourism in China has grown rapidly since the country started implementing its open-door
policy in 1978. Tourism development is now an essential agenda item for the Chinese …

Research in the national human resource development (NHRD) field is increasingly
considering unique cultural and economic conditions and the influence this may have on a …

The main emphasis of this paper is directed to the interplay of three conceptual perspectives
to the study of tourism public policy. To understand the tourism policy process in general …