James Elliott

Tourism (eBook, PDF)

Politics and Public Sector Management

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000107425
• Artikelnr.: 60149336

Autorenporträt

James Elliott is a Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Series editor's preface
List of illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements Acronyms and abbreviations
1 Introduction
The framework of why, who, how and what Why governments are involved in tourism
Who is involved in tourism management?
How managers manage
What results? practice and performance
A comparative approach
Five countries
Summary
Suggested reading
2 Why tourism?
Definitions
Historical reasons for government involvement in tourism
Economic reasons for government involvement in tourism
Summary
Suggested reading
3 Public sector management and tourism
Why: political environment and principles
Who: multiplicity and diversity
How: formal, informal and changes
Summary
Suggested reading
4 Management from the centre: formulation
Why: responsibilities, ideology and objectives
Who: leaders, ministries and organisations
How: process and initiatives, formal and informal
What results? practice and performance, United Kingdom
Summary
Suggested reading
5 Management from the centre: implementation
Why: implementation and difficulties
Who: federal, state and statutory organisations
How: power, finance, functions, problems and planning
What results? Thailand
Summary
Suggested reading
6 Management at the local level
Why: representation, responsibilities, ideology and objectives
Who: representatives, managers and industry
How: leadership, community, power and principles
What results? England, Australia, Thailand
Summary
Suggested reading
7 Public management and the private sector
Why: responsibility, mutual importance
Who: the industry, government business enterprises
How: politics, freedom, dependency, regional boards
What results? air travel, incentive travel
Summary
Suggested reading
8 Management of tourism control
Why control? principles
Who is involved?
How to control: formal and informal
What results? Vietnam, environment
Summary
Suggested reading
9 Conclusions ... and the future?
Principles and practice
How managers manage
The results
Practice
Performance
The future of tourism
The future of the PSM of tourism
Bibliography
Index
Authors cited.