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THIRD WORLD RESURGENCE #207/208 (Nov/Dec 2007) This issue’s contents:
Does
tourism benefit the Tourism,
predatory and omnivorous 'Tourism consumes the places on which it alights,' says Jeremy Seabrook in taking issue with its exaggerated claims of benefits for the host country. Financial
leakages in tourism Any meaningful discussion of the benefits of tourism to a host country must address the issue of 'financial leakages'. Minu Hemmati and Nina Koehler explain this important concept. Enclavisation
of tourism: Special Tourism Zones in This article argues that the Indian government's planned new policy of setting up Special Tourism Zones (STZs) along the lines of the country's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will promote the 'enclavisation of tourism', converting lands, landscapes and common property into exclusive islands of leisure. This is a model of tourism development that has been fought and rejected by many communities around the world. Tourism,
gender and equitable development Contrary to the claims of the UN World Tourism Organisation, the doors of tourism do not open to equal opportunities for women but to scary worlds of inequities and exploitation, says T T Sreekumar. Tourism
feels the heat of global warming Climate is an essential resource for tourism and global warming is unquestionably a threat to tourism. Anita Pleumarom discusses the response of the industry to a threat to which it is contributing. Tourism,
biodiversity and indigenous peoples: New invitations for social change Most indigenous peoples are discovering that tourism is undermining their very basis for survival while suppressing the very cultural value systems which underlie biodiversity, says Alison Johnston. The
myths of ecotourism Ecotourism
is almost universally touted as 'responsible travel' to areas rich in
wildlife that also helps to preserve the environment and to promote
the well-being of the local people. A report on Medical
tourism - Subsidising health care for developed countries Nikhila
M Vijay elucidates the iniquitous nature of medical tourism, which
Will
The temples of Angkor, those incredible monuments which have survived more than 1,000 years, including periods of great turbulence and decay, are now confronted by the greatest challenge of all - mass tourism. Golf
tourism Golf
tourism, now being vigorously promoted by governments of the South,
especially
Scientists
find organic agriculture can feed the world and more A comprehensive study gives the lie to claims that organic agriculture cannot feed the world because it gives low yields and there is insufficient organic fertiliser.
US:
Racism, government apathy fuel AIDS epidemic Although
the average
Old
wine in a new bottle: Subprime mortgages and the present financial turmoil As
the
The
12 myths of Annapolis The
US-convened Middle East peace conference which took place in 'Enduring'
US bases in In
announcing in November that President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister
Maliki had signed an agreement for further negotiations on the future
of US forces in Iraq, the White House claimed that 'Iraq's leaders have
asked for an enduring relationship with America, and we seek an enduring
relationship with a democratic Iraq'. It is clear from this that the
New
A
new US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) says that The
servants no longer know their place The
undiplomatic outburst by the King of Spain against President Hugo Chavez
of The
Venezuelan referendum: A post-mortem and its aftermath The
'no' vote in December against
The
racial crisis in CIA
bribe revelation The Libyan national convicted of being responsible for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie may be freed on appeal, with the revelation that the CIA offered a US$2 million bribe to the key prosecution witness.
Incarcerated
for more than 25 years: Puerto Rican political prisoners While
world attention has been focused on the plight of
African
women and domestic violence The
experience of using the law to address the issue of domestic violence
in
Look
back in anger: Filming the
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