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The Political Economy of Tourism

Tourism is one of the fastest growing internationally traded service sectors. Although it has improved the financial prospects of left-behind countries, tourism comes with important challenges. It tends to grow so fast that it generates social problems. Its fast pace of growth also undermines its own future sustainability, as overcrowded destinations eventually lose their appeal. Moreover, tourism fails to generate broad-based benefits for local communities. This collection explores the relation between tourism, economic development, and long-term socioeconomic and environmental sustainability in a variety of locations.

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Volume 96, Issue 4

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Volume 96, Issue 4

Includes a broad range of other articles including 'Nigel Farage is no Ramsay MacDonald: Comparing the Rise of Reform with the Rise of Labour' by Ben Jackson, 'Are the Rights of Nature the Only Way to Save Lough Neagh?' by Laurence Cooley and Elliott Hill, and 'Modernising the House: Why the 2024 Parliament Highlights the Need to Formalise Party-Group Rights in the House of Commons' by Louise Thompson. Reports include 'Before the Boil: Addressing the UK's Living Standards Crisis' by Alfie Stirling, and 'Understanding Inequality in the UK: What Can We Learn from the Deaton Review?' by Indranil Dutta. Finally, there is a selection of book reviews such as Mary Dejevsky's review of Everyday Politics in Russia: From Resentment to Resistance, by Jeremy Morris, and Donald Sassoon's review of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Omar El Akkad.

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