ABSTRACT
In this chapter I will deal with some hypotheses or speculations about tourism in general, and as it relates to Bali in particular. Tourism is now the most important industry in the world, and as such should be taken seriously by scholars, and not, as used to be the case until fairly recently, considered a trivial matter. Tourism touches many different aspects of our lives, and now seems even to be shaping political behavior in many societies. Since this is the case, it is a subject that demands attention.
