Tourism and Responsibility: Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean

Can people be raised out of poverty by the benefits of tourism? Are developing nations in danger of being converted from banana republics into playground republics? Can increasing volumes of air travel and the resulting contribution to global warming be justified in our continuing search for pleasure? These and other questions and dilemmas associated with responsibility in the tourism industry are addressed within the context of Latin America and the Caribbean. The relationship between tourism, power and development is explored in chapters covering: the macro level of responsibility (international politics and tourism) the micro level of responsibility (local politics, poverty and tourism) the environmental impacts of tourism indigenous peoples and tourism urban tourism sexual exploitation through tourism This book illustrates these themes and issues with examples and case studies from the sub-continent; some of which have not previously been documented in literature on tourism, and where appropriate they carry the voices and perspectives of the local people involved. This book is considerably relevant to the work of practitioners of development and tourism-related projects run by both governmental and non-governmental aid and development agencies.Martin Mowforth is the author of 'Tourism and Responsibility: Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415423649 and ISBN 0415423643.