Tourism--passport to development? :  Perspectives on the social and cultural effects of tourism in developing countries 
[edited by] Emanuel de Kadt.  
 - [New York]  Published for the World Bank and Unesco [by] Oxford University Press  c1979.  
 - xviii, 360 p.  map  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index.  
<br/><br/>ISBN 0-19-520150-7 Pbk : -2.50. 
<br/><br/> Tourism, spurred by jumbo jets, charter tours, and the affluence of the industrial nations, has become a major economic activity. To many developing countries with few resources other than sunny climates, sandy beaches, and exotic cultures, it has see med to offer an opportunity to secure foreign exchange and stimulate economic growth. Critics question, however, whether tourism yields economic returns commensurate with its costs and express concern about its possibly adverse social and cultural effects. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195201493 0195201507 (pbk.) 9780195201499 9780195201505 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tourism--Congresses.<br/>Tourisme--Congr?es.<br/>Toerisme.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Developing countries  Social conditions  Effects of international tourism, 1970-1979 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G154.9  / .J64 1976