Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Business School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
6620DGABW-JAN-PAR
Aims
This module aims to investigate the issues associated with international tourism
development. It has a particular focus on tourism in developing countries and seeks
to explore how tourism can be a force for good in these countries, but also uses a
critical examination of the problems that tourism can cause.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Analyse how tourism can be an effective development tool
2.
Evaluate whether tourism can be an effective tool in poverty reduction
3.
Synthesize the importance of power relationships in international tourism
development
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
The scale and spread of global tourism.
Political economy of international tourism.
Globalisation and tourism – effects on economies, communities & environments.
Destination competitiveness
Role of trans-national corporations in tourism development.
Stakeholder roles and power positions in international tourism development
Development theory and tourism – modernisation, dependency, neoliberalism and
sustainability.
Tourism and poverty alleviation – Pro-poor tourism, indigenous people, human
rights.
The scale and spread of global tourism.
Political economy of international tourism.
Globalisation and tourism – effects on economies, communities & environments.
Destination competitiveness
Role of trans-national corporations in tourism development.
Stakeholder roles and power positions in international tourism development
Development theory and tourism – modernisation, dependency, neoliberalism and
sustainability.
Tourism and poverty alleviation – Pro-poor tourism, indigenous people, human
rights.
Module Overview:
Delivered by lectures and seminars
Delivered by lectures and seminars