Short description
"The Ethics of Tourism Development" draws upon a variety of important philosophical traditions to develop an original perspective on the relations between ethical, economic and aesthetic values in a tourism context. It considers the ethical/political issues arising in many areas of tourism development, including the profound cultural and environmental impacts on tourist destinations; the reciprocity in host-guest relations; the distribution of benefits and revenues; and the moral implications of issues like sex tourism, staged authenticity and travel to oppressive regimes. The interweaving of theory and practice is facilitated by the use of text boxes to explain key terms in ethics, politics, and tourism development and by drawing on contemporary case studies from South Africa, Mexico, Zambia, Honduras, Ethiopia and Madagascar to illuminate the ethical problems associated with tourism.
Long description
Tourism is generally regarded as the worlds largest industry, with massive impacts on people's lives. Unfortunately, it also usually exports the values and presuppositions that are associated with its own cultural origins. Given this, it is surprising tha
Review
A pioneering effort on an important topic that has often been mentioned but has seldom previously been the focus of attention. Many ethical questions are raised by contemporary tourism practices and this book will help the thoughtful student and researcher to understand the fundamental questions that underpin their subject.
-Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada
This is a timely addition to the literature on tourism studies, which takes a distinctly social science perspective. There is a need for a text in this field to support the growing interest in the responsibilities of tourists and the industry.
-Dr. Michael Ireland, College of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth
Table of contents
- Introduction 1. Ethical Values 2. The Virtues of Travel and the Virtuous Traveller 3. The Greatest Happiness is to Travel? 4. Rights, Codes of Practice, and Social Justice 5. From Social Justice to an Ethics of Care 6. Authenticity and the Ethics of Touri