The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism (Paperback, 6 ed)

1 Introduction PART 1 Organizations and Markets 2 Recreation, leisure and tourism organizations 3 The market for recreation, leisure and tourism products PART 2 Further Issues of Demand and Supply 4 Demand: time preference, elasticity and forecasting 5 Supply and costs PART 3 Markets in Practice 6 Market structure and pricing 7 Market intervention PART 4 The External Operating Environment 8 The competitive, technological, political and sociocultural environment 9 The economic environment PART 5 Investment 10 Investment in the private sector 11 Investment in the public sector PART 6 Economic Impacts 12 Income, employment and prices 13 Economic development and regeneration PART 7 The Global Economy 14 The balance of payments and exchange rates 15 Globalization PART 8 Environmental Economics 16 Environmental impacts 17 Action for sustainability 18 Critique, alternative perspectives and change