International handbook on the economics of tourism /

International handbook on the economics of tourism / edited by Larry Dwyer, Peter Forsyth. - Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, c2006. - xix, 495 p. : ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discusses the state of tourism economics and its likely directions in fuiture research. Explores a wide range of topics including : demand and forecasting, supply, transport, taxation and infrastructure, evaluation and application for policy-making. Each chapter includes a discussion on its relevance and importance to the tourism economics literature, an overview of its main contributions and themes , a critical evaluation of existing literature and an outline of issues for further conceptual and applied research.

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