Research Articles About the Tourism & Economy of Developing Countries

Developing countries are still far behind their developed peers.

Developing nations experience growth and decline in both their economies and their tourism. Extensive research delves into the reasons for this, including globalization, international aid, paradigm shifts and the coming of the information age.

Developing Countries Explained

First-world countries--developed nations such as the U.S., UK and France--stand in contrast to developing countries, which attempt to improve their infrastructures in order to become part of the "first world."

Function

Much like movies that show distressing or important issues, research articles provide the reader with much-needed information, through spotlights, arguments, analyses or evaluations of developing countries.

Expert Insight

Nicole Vaugeois of Vancouver Island University in British Columbia, Canada, writes about the importance of wealth generated from tourism in developing countries not escaping the country itself. Peter Nunnenkamp, a senior economist at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, argues that globalization alone doesn't cause a developing country's decline, citing country-specific performance as a factor as well.

Canadian sociologist Xavier Cattarinich writes, in a 2001 working paper for the Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership, that tourism in poorer countries has potential over other industries, due to a lack of competitors. Arne Wiig points out in the June 2003 issue of the "Forum for Development Studies" that growth in information and communication technology directly affects tourism in developing countries, citing Namibia as a case study.

Considerations

People planning to write research articles on environmental, cultural or social issues should remember that many institutions have their own agenda, which can color their reporting.

References

• Vox: The Crisis and the Developing Countries
• Chr. Michelsen Institute: Developing Countries and the Tourist Industry
• Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership: Pro-Poor Tourism Initiatives in Developing Countries: Analysis of Secondary Case Studies
• Kiel Institute for the World Economy: Why Economic Growth Trends Differ So Much Across Developing Countries
• Nicole Vaugeois: Tourism in Developing Countries