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Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Theories of International Development

THM605 · Tourism and International Development — Week 1 of 16

CourseTHM605
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Theories of International Development

  1. Modernisation theory
  2. Dependency theory
  3. World-systems analysis
  4. Neoliberalism and structural adjustment

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Appraise theoretical approaches to understanding international development.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: appraise theoretical approaches to understanding international development.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Tourism for Development: 20 Reasons Sustainable Tourism Counts for Development (World Bank Group, 2017) · Reading · Other, report · for registered students
  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 6: Why develop tourism? · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 130–149 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories of International Development
  • Week 2: Categorisation and Status of Developing Nations
  • Week 3: The Global International Development Context
  • Week 4: Development Institutions and Governance
  • Week 5: Non-Governmental Organisations in Tourism Development
  • Week 6: Development Indicators and Measurement
  • Week 7: Evaluating Destination Development Status
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts in Emerging Destin…
  • Week 10: Tourism and the Sustainable Development Paradigm
  • Week 11: Aligning Tourism with International Development Goals
  • Week 12: Applying Tourism and International Development in practice:…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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