Title:	The Economics of Recreation and Leisure and Tourism
Authors:	John Tribe
Keywords:	Tourism
Issue Date:	2004
Publisher:	Elsevier
Description:	Recreation, leisure and tourism continue to provide a fascinating field of study for economists. The first edition of this text was written just after a period of intense recession in the UK economy. The second edition was prepared during a period of growth in the economies of the UK, the USA and Europe. But elsewhere, the economies of Japan – the second largest in the world – Brazil, Russia, and what were once referred to as the Asian tiger economies had suffered decline. This third edition has been written in a period where the economic significance of China has continued to grow whilst the rest of the world economy has suffered a mixture of low growth and economic stagnation. Additionally, whilst the broad economic activity of recreation and leisure continues to grow, tourism suffered a severe shock in the wake of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. It is, of course, impossible to predict the economic conditions that will prevail in the year when, or the region where, this text will be read. But it is important to understand what has happened over the course of economic business cycles to prepare for what may happen in the future.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/27256
ISBN:	0 750 66180 1
Appears in Collections:	Regional and Local Development Studies

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