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1. Tourism at the Grassroots

   Villagers and Visitors in the Asia-Pacific

   Edited by John Connell, Barbara Rugendyke

   Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

   In two regions where tourism is of considerable economic importance, eastern Asia and the Pacific, there have been remarkably few studies of the impacts of tourism in rural areas. Moreover, the shift towards ecotourism, touted as a more environmentally benign form of tourism, has extended the...

   Published February 29th 2008 by Routledge
2. NGOs as Advocates for Development in a Globalising World

   Edited by Barbara Rugendyke

   This book traces the recent growth in NGO advocacy. Barbara Rugendyke presents empirical findings about the impacts of NGO advocacy activity on the policies and practices of global and regional institutions. The research reveals the mixed successes of advocacy as a strategy for addressing the...

   Published November 7th 2007 by Routledge