Political Economy
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The Soft Power Dividend: How Influence Beats Firepower in the 21st Century
In a world defined by global supply chains, digital networks, and mobile talent, influence—not firepower—has become one of the most powerful engines of prosperity.
- Trade
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Restricting Tourism via Conservation: The Maldives and the Seychelles in Comparative Perspective
Why the Seychelles has restrictions in place on the growth of tourism, but the Maldives does not.
- Equality
- Environment & Climate Change
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“In the World of AI, Answers are Cheap. But What's Really Scarce are Good Questions”: Interview with Wendy Carlin
Anya Pearson interviews Professor Wendy Carlin about a new way of teaching and learning economics.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Progressive Politics
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Review: The Russia-Ukraine War and its Origins. From the Maidan to the Ukraine War, by Ivan Katchanovski
Disentangling the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Human Rights
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Sustainable Tourism and Projectification: Evidence from South-Eastern Italy
How public policy can be used to promote local tourism and steer it towards sustainability, using the municipality of Lecce, Italy as a case study.
- Equality
- Environment & Climate Change
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'Inequality and the Future of London'
What are the perils of leaving inequality in London unchecked?
- Equality
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International Tourism in the Global South: Revealing an Extractive Development Process
How to begin to shift tourism's balance of power.
- Equality
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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera
Coastal squeeze and the development plan for Pampelonne Beach in France, an upscale summer resort and a protected natural area.
- Equality
- Environment & Climate Change
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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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Climate Change and (Mal)Adaptation in Tourism-Intensive Alpine Regions
Why relying on tourism-led growth alone may produce unintended consequences as climate change accelerates.
- Environment & Climate Change
