Tourism : politics and public sector management /
Elliott, James, 1935-
Tourism : politics and public sector management / James Elliott. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. - 1 online resource.
"First published 1997 by Routledge"--Title page verso.
1. Introduction 2. Why tourism? 3. Public sector management and tourism 4. Management from the centre: formulation 5. Management from the centre: implementation 6. Management at the local level 7. Public management and the private sector 8. Management of tourism control 9. Conclusions ... and the future?
Tourism looks set to replace oil as the most important global industry. James Elliot explores the ways in which governments of both developed and developing countries manage this increasingly diverse and volatile industry, providing a historic and economic overview as well as the reasons why and how governments are involved in tourism management.Using case studies from the UK, Australia and the Third World this wide ranging book covers: policy-making and planning; local governments; airlines and airports; and environmental control and sustainable development. Detailed information boxes and excerpts of official documents illustrate government management of the tourism system and provide critieria for evaluation.
9781003070986 1003070981 9781000158731 100015873X
Tourism--Government policy.
G155.A1
338.4791
Tourism : politics and public sector management / James Elliott. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. - 1 online resource.
"First published 1997 by Routledge"--Title page verso.
1. Introduction 2. Why tourism? 3. Public sector management and tourism 4. Management from the centre: formulation 5. Management from the centre: implementation 6. Management at the local level 7. Public management and the private sector 8. Management of tourism control 9. Conclusions ... and the future?
Tourism looks set to replace oil as the most important global industry. James Elliot explores the ways in which governments of both developed and developing countries manage this increasingly diverse and volatile industry, providing a historic and economic overview as well as the reasons why and how governments are involved in tourism management.Using case studies from the UK, Australia and the Third World this wide ranging book covers: policy-making and planning; local governments; airlines and airports; and environmental control and sustainable development. Detailed information boxes and excerpts of official documents illustrate government management of the tourism system and provide critieria for evaluation.
9781003070986 1003070981 9781000158731 100015873X
Tourism--Government policy.
G155.A1
338.4791