Michael Grosspietsch

Tourism and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda: a Differential Diagnosis Michael Grosspietsch

In the past few decades, an impressive amount oftourism and development literature has emerged underterms such as pro-poor tourism, sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, ethical tourism or ecotourism. Numerous models for analysis and compilations of bestpractice deal with tourism¿¿¿s poverty reducing impactson a micro-level. But analyses of macro contextshave, at best, remained piecemeal. Based on his Ph. D. research, the author Dr. Michael Grosspietsch offersa first attempt to analyze tourism¿¿¿s poverty-reducingimpacts in a holistic way for an entire country. Hedevelops a comprehensive methodology that borrowsfrom general development economics and internationalrelations, and conducts a differential diagnosis forRwanda. Interlarded with theoretical introductions tocurrent-day best practice in poverty reduction andtourism as well as one of the most completepresentations of the Rwandan development context, this book is valuable reading material not only forscholars and researchers but also for practitionersin the field of responsible tourism.