Dear all,

This is a worthwhile debate and not one to be approached 
lightly. However, in the spirit of succinctness I offer the 
following quote from Leopold Senghor (poet and PM of Senegal 
after independence):

"We African do not wish to be mere consumers of civilization"

Raoul Bianchi
University of North London, UK
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On Wed, 05 May 1999 09:35:02 +0100 Dr neil Carr 
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:


> For those of you out there interested in tourism and development I thought
> you might like to have a look at a debate currently going on amongst a
> group of 'critical geographers'. On the bright side it is nice to see
> geographers talking about tourism, but on the otherhand the reductionist
> tnedency towards such a complex issue is rather concerning.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Neil
> 
> 
> >From: "Robert Morgan" <[log in to unmask]>
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> > >>The tourism is the only way to development of the third world.
> > >
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> At 05:12 PM 5/1/99 +0200, you wrote:
> > >In reply to this very brief statement by Robert Morgan, my answer is that I
> > >do not agree.
> > >
> > >Michael Davie
> > >
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> > >*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@@*@*@*
> > >Michael F. DAVIE [log in to unmask]
> > >Professeur
> > >Directeur du DEA "Espaces, Societes et Villes dans le Monde Arabe"
> > >UMR 6592 URBAMA (Urbanisation dans le Monde Arabe)
> > >Universite Francois-Rabelais
> > >23 rue de la Loire, B.P. 7521, 37075 Tours Cedex 2 (France)
> > >Tel : (+33) 02 47 36 84 67 Fax : (+33) 02 47 36 84 71
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> 
> >On Tue, 04 May 1999 15:34:53 +0100 Graham Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
> .>wrote:
> 
> > Neither do I - in fact, I'd argue that tourism was a major OBSTACLE to
> > development (that is, development defined apart from the requirements of
> > tourists and capital...)
> >
> > Graham Gardner
> > IGES University of Wales, Aberystwyth
> >
> 
> 
> I like this succinct debate. My contribution is:
> 
> Surely the worst thing is 'development tourism'. What can we do to put a
> stop to that?
> 
> Mike Kesby
> 
> >From: David Crouch <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: Graham Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
> >Cc: [log in to unmask]
> >Well, either claim is absurdly reductionist and deserves investigaiton.
> 
> >Tourism means lots of things, in any stage of `development`, and so can
> >have lots of different effects. Sustainability is equally slippery, but
> >can be of positive value in the ways to which you are alluding.
> 
> .>>very best,
> 
> >Prof David Crouch, Anglia Univ
> 
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> 
> Dr Neil Carr
> Dept. of Business and Finance
> University of Hertfordshire
> Mangrove Road
> Hertford
> Hertfordshire
> England
> SG13 8QF
> Tel. (01707) 285511
> Fax. (01707) 285455
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Raoul Bianchi
Research Fellow
Tourism, Culture and Development
Centre for Leisure and Tourism Studies
University of North London
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