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Tourism Economics: 20 Years After the Critical Turn

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  • John Tribe

    (York Business School, York St John University, York YO31 7EX, UK)

  • Brendan Paddison

    (York Business School, York St John University, York YO31 7EX, UK)

Abstract

Despite the many advances and successes of tourism economics, a number of major issues remain unseen by, immune to, and unaffected, or even exacerbated, by its approaches and prescriptions. To address this shortcoming, prompted by the 20th anniversary of the critical turn in tourism, this article proposes the addition of a more critical approach to the subject. It uses a rigorous conceptual method to assess tourism economics using a critical theory lens. It then sets out an agenda for a more critical economics of tourism. This requires the scrutiny of ideology, methodology, and power, and the development of alternative tools guided by the values of distributive justice and mindful of the constraints of sustainable development.

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  • John Tribe & Brendan Paddison, 2025. "Tourism Economics: 20 Years After the Critical Turn," Tourism and Hospitality, MDPI, vol. 6(1), pages 1-17, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jtourh:v:6:y:2025:i:1:p:37-:d:1600001
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