Volunteer Tourism in the Global South : Giving Back in Neoliberal Times.

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This work explores the increasingly popular phenomenon of volunteer tourism in the Global South, paying particular attention to the governmental rationalities and socio-economic conditions that valorise it as a noble and necessary cultural practice.Combining theoretical research with primary data ga...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vrasti, Wanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Interventions.
Temas:
Volunteer tourism > Developing countries.
Volunteer tourism > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Volunteer tourism > Social aspects > Developing countries.
Volunteer tourism > Government policy > Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Volunteer tourism
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This work explores the increasingly popular phenomenon of volunteer tourism in the Global South, paying particular attention to the governmental rationalities and socio-economic conditions that valorise it as a noble and necessary cultural practice.Combining theoretical research with primary data gathered during volunteering programs in Guatemala and Ghana, the author argues that although volunteer tourism may not trigger social change, provide meaningful encounters with difference, or offer professional expertise, as the brochure discourse and the scholarly literature on tourism and hospitali.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (177 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136249884
1136249885

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