Governments and Tourism

'Governments and Tourism' is a unique text that studies the general and specific tourism policies from central to local government.
Through case studies from around the world, including the UK, USA and France, the role and function of Official Tourism Administrations (OTAs) are evaluated.
Governments and Tourism is essential reading for busy practitioners,who wish to know: * How different countries and communities have coped with the opportunities and threats posed by tourism * How they plan to address future opportunities and thresats posed by tourism * What lessons can be applied elsewhere * What should be the complementary functions of the public and private sectors

David Jeffries

Part 1 General Scenario; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Case for the Encouragement of Tourism: Pro-Tourism Lobbies; Chapter 3 The Case against Tourism: Doubters and Sceptics, Patrick Roper; Chapter 4 Language and Concepts; Chapter 5 Language and Concepts (Continued); Part 2 Policy Issues; Chapter 6 History Introduces the Policy Issues: The 1960s and the Development of Tourism Act 1969; Chapter 7 History Introduces the Policy Issues: Main Developments, 1970-1992; Chapter 8 The Role of the State; Chapter 9 Interorganizational Relationships, Coordination,Cooperation and Hierarchy; Chapter 10 The Local Dimension; Chapter 11 Seasonal and Spatial Redistribution; Chapter 12 NTAs and NTOs; Part 3 Recent Trends in a Selection of Countries, Regions and Localities; Chapter 13 The United States, France, the United Kingdom and the European Union at the turn of the Century: An Overview; Chapter 14 The United States, France and the United Kingdom at the Turn of the Century; Chapter 15 Rocky Mountain International and Montana; Chapter 16 South East England; Chapter 17 Kent and the Région Transmanche; Part 4 Conclusions; Chapter 18 Conclusions and Reflections;