TY - BOOK TI - Tourism--passport to development?: Perspectives on the social and cultural effects of tourism in developing countries SN - 0195201493 AV - G154.9 .J64 1976 PY - 1979///. CY - [New York] PB - Published for the World Bank and Unesco [by] Oxford University Press KW - Tourism KW - Congresses KW - Tourisme KW - Congr?es KW - Toerisme KW - gtt KW - Developing countries KW - Social conditions KW - Effects of international tourism, 1970-1979 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.; ISBN 0-19-520150-7 Pbk : -2.50 N2 - 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 UR - https://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=0195201493&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=7dae9319ea43dd2836463f18e13e72934064a629220f0b2d12214baf0ae47809&ectype=M OREINFO UR - https://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=0195201493&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=7dae9319ea43dd2836463f18e13e72934064a629220f0b2d12214baf0ae47809&ectype=M OREINFO ER -