Tourism and inequality: problems and prospects

Product Description Providing a synthesis of tourism as a source of injustice and as a means to address inequality throughout the world, this book addresses a wide range of interrelated forms of inequality and routes towards social justice. It includes relations of class, nation, ethnicity, race, gender, disability and age to social justice initiatives such as poverty alleviation, fair trade, ethics and human rights. It is a useful resource for students of tourism and tourism management, as well as industry professionals and policy makers. Review Overall, the volume is very well-written and not only discusses the contribution of tourism to inequality, but also analyzes how the industry can contribute to reducing inequality. Secondly, it analyzes tourism induced inequalities from differ- ent perspectives, providing the reader with a broad and in-depth knowledge on the subject.--Robin Nunkoo, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (1/1/2011 12:00:00 AM) Review "Overall, the volume is very well-written and not only discusses the contribution of tourism to inequality, but also analyzes how the industry can contribute to reducing inequality. Secondly, it analyzes tourism induced inequalities from differ- ent perspectives, providing the reader with a broad and in-depth knowledge on the subject." -- Robin Nunkoo, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Published On: 2011-01-01 About the Author Stroma Cole is a senior lecturer in Tourism Geography at the University of the West of England. Stroma combines her academic career with action research and consultancy, most recently looking at tourism and water rights in Indonesia. She is a director of Equality in Tourism and was the Chair of Tourism Concern (2006-2012). Stroma is an activist researcher critiquing the consequences of tourism development.Nigel Morgan is at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK.