Tourism and transition : governance, transformation, and development / edited by Derek R. Hall. - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Pub., c2004. - xix, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction. - 2. Key themes and frameworks. - 3. Capital accumulation - tourism and development processes in Central and Eastern Europe. - 4. The Government's role in stimulating national tourism development: the case of Poland. - 5. The role of foreign direct investment in the development of tourism in post-communist Hungary. - 6. Estonian national heritage, tourism, and paradoxes of transformation. - 7. Sustainability as the basis for future tourism development in Serbia. - 8. Positioning the tourism product of an emerging industry: image, resources and politics in Kyrgyzstan. - 9. Transition for EU accession: the case of Malta's restructuring tourism and transport sectors. - 10. Tourism development and planning in constrained circumstances: an institutional appraisal of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). - 11. The impact of political instability on the tourism industries of selected Mediterranean destinations: a neural network approach. - 12. Provincial government roles in Chinese tourism development: the case of Hunan. - 13. Authenticity, ethnicity and social transformation at World Heritage Sites: tourism, retailing and cultural change in Lijiang, China. - 14. Tourism administration and regional integration under transition: policy and practice in South Africa. - 15. Conclusions and future agenda.

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Tourism
Tourism--Social aspects.
Economic development.

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