Governments and Tourism

Part one: General Scenario - Introduction; The case for the encouragement of tourism: pro-tourism lobbies; The case against tourism: doubters and skeptics (by Patrick Roper); Language and concepts; Language and concepts (continued); Part two: Policy Issues - History introduces the policy issues: the 1960s and the Development of Tourism Act 1969; History introduces the policy issues: main developments 1970-1992; The role of the state. Why should governments intervene? How should they intervene?; Interorganizational relationships, coordination, cooperation and hierarchy; The local dimension; Seasonal and spatial redistribution; NTAs and NTOs: programme planning, evaluation and measurement; Part three: Recent Trends in a Selection of Countries, Regions and Localities - The United States, France, the United Kingdom and the European Union at the turn of the century: an overview; The United States, France and the United Kingdom at the turn of the century: trends in policy and organization; Rocky Mountain International and Montana; South East England; Kent and the Région Transmanche; Part four: Conclusions - Conclusions and reflections.