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‘It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission’: tourism development in an unregulated town
Author(s) -
Ross Andrew J.,
Riley Roger W.,
Rumpca Tiffany L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.616
Subject(s) - tourism , collective action , community development , state (computer science) , forgiveness , ask price , permission , public relations , action (physics) , marketing , business , sociology , political science , economic growth , economics , law , finance , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , politics , computer science
This study describes the state of a Costa Rican community as it is affected by tourism development. It suggests reasons for the current state of affairs and offers potential solutions to remedy this town's issues. By gathering data on location through the use of interviews with business owners, the issue of individual development versus community development is exposed. It provides a glimpse into the concept of group dynamics and collective action (or the lack of it), and offers some understanding about collective development in unregulated communities. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.