ABSTRACT
While the case studies contained in Part I focused on tourism management responses to change in various settings, those in this section emphasise the actual or potential role of tourism as an instrument of change; that is, in particular, where tourism can play a role in the rejuvenation of economically depressed areas or in the modernisation process of developing countries. As we shall see, however, the benefits that can be derived from tourism in both these contexts depend upon the establishment of an effective management regime and, in some cases, tourism can actually be an antidote for resisting changes that threaten the local cultural or environmental heritage.
