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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 97, Issue 1

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Volume 97, Issue 1

Contains a collection on the politics and policy of housing, edited by Christine Whitehead, Colm Murphy and Deborah Mabbett. This collection features contributors from geography, economics and politics, and from universities, think tanks, and independent academics. Contributors debate the roots of the housing crisis and illuminate housing policy dilemmas in the UK and elsewhere. Other articles in the issue include 'What Will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?' by Rosie Campbell and Joni Lovenduski, and 'Unity and Division in the Public's Policy Preferences After the 2024 General Election' by Lotte Hargrave. In our Reports section, Darcy Luke and Nathan Critch explain what's wrong with Demos's report 'The Human Handbrake'. Finally, book reviews include Tim Bale's analysis of Conservatism, Christian Democracy, and the Dynamics of Transformation, edited by Gary Love and Christian Egander Skov.

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