Tourism Strategies and Local Responses in southern Africa
Development policies appear to be among the most underrated official papers in Southern Africa. When prospecting for authors for this book, I met academics who would not touch the issue of tourism development strategies, even with complete freedom to criticize them. Meanwhile, the G...
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| Język: | English |
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CABI
2014
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| Dostęp online: | https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36820 |
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| Streszczenie: | Development policies appear to be among the most underrated official papers
in Southern Africa. When prospecting for authors for this book, I met
academics who would not touch the issue of tourism development strategies,
even with complete freedom to criticize them. Meanwhile, the Government
of Namibia ordered another draft tourism development strategy from a
European Union consultant, without any explicit goals for development.
According to a common view, governmental and non-governmental
organizations create these ‘pamphlets of wishful thinking on a grandiose
scale’, print them, make a few speeches and hold press conferences, then
bury the strategies deep in the dustbin. As the cynics say, the policy papers
are thought to have zero effect on the reality of tourism and the people
involved, being mainly published in an attempt to attract development
donors. Therefore, one should not waste time on this ‘complete nonsense’, as
one of the African academics, a seasoned figure, commented.
There is a certain truth in the critical evaluations. At its worst, a tourism
development policy may become a strategic way of appearing decisive, while
making a firm decision not to make a decision. Moreover, they are frequently
riddled with unrealistic expectations. As an example, tourism may be seen as
having enormous potential for economic and social development in any
location of a nation, however central or peripheral, or whatever the situational
context happens to be. Potential there may be, but it is not that easy to harness
in a sustainable way. Tourism is not the last-resort magic potion for socioeconomic remedies but a demanding field of economic activity that needs to
be addressed in a systematic, professional way. Caution is necessary, too –
tourism also has a well-documented ability to bring negative consequences |
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