Neoliberal politics and the fate of tourism

Abstract

This chapter commences with brief commentaries on governance and the broad role of governments in human societies. It then turns to address how these are played out in terms of tourism production and consumption. Tourism, certainly in its mass forms, has emerged particularly in the last 50 years to be a major force in many economies through both local movements of citizens and through international trade, evidenced in international visitor movements and arrivals. Set in these terms tourism cannot be separated from globalisation, trade, resource allocations and development policies and practices - be they domestic or international. As such tourism is ineluctably intertwined with the global political economy.