Sports and Development: An Economic Perspective on the Impact of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa Jo Swinnen and Thijs Vandemoortele LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Version 2 February 2008 Introduction The relationship between sports and development can be analyzed from different angles – some of these have received quite a bit of attention in the literature‚ others less. An important share of the literature focuses on football
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Myrtles Plantation Haunting Imagine being jolted awake in the middle of the night only to see a ghostly figure staring at you by the foot of your bed. This is what many people witness while staying at the Myrtles Plantation Bed and Breakfast located in beautiful St. Francisville‚ Louisiana (Nickell 12). The Plantation house is split into two parts‚ a museum and sleeping quarters for the brave guests who dare to stay the night (Rule 238). The Myrtles Plantation is known as one of “America’s Most
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Tracy Blijden Prof. Andrews ENG1020 6 November 2012 The Benefits of the South Beach Food Network Wine & Food Festival in Miami Miami is a great tourist destination‚ because it fulfills every tourist’s needs. It has great weather‚ great shopping and an even greater nightlife. Another thing that keeps the tourist coming is also its great cuisine. Miami has a cuisine that is uniquely its own. With its diverse community comes a cuisine with a blend of Latin‚ Caribbean and other influences. Lately
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local farmers and workers from reaping the benefit of their presence. Tourism has the power to affect cultural change. Successful development of a resource can lead to numerous negative impacts. Among these are overdevelopment‚ assimilation‚ conflict‚ and artificial reconstruction. While presenting a culture to tourists may help preserve the culture‚ it can also dilute or even destroy it. The point is to promote tourism in the region so that it would both give incomes and create respect for the
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potentially suffocating warmth. The beach was tiny compared to the resorts further along the coastline‚ sheltered by the surrounding forests of palm trees. It was an almost perfect semi-circle of fine‚ dark volcanic sand‚ with not a trace of the inland civilization in sight – an unspoilt‚ secluded paradise on an island gradually being colonised by armies of skyscrapers‚ strip clubs and tourist traps. There was a humble building near the eastern end of the beach‚ a traditional affair on stilts with
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Tourism differs from travel in the following aspects: • Reason to travel: It can be anything but remuneration from the place visited. • It requires a change from familiar environment. • Period of stay: The least would be one day and maximum would be a year. General growth of tourism in India In recent years tourism in India has shot up at lightening speed. India has succeeded in becoming the most preferred place amongst domestic and overseas traveler. Tourism exposes the international traveler
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Portfolio WP2 3/12/2013 Economics Discourse toward South Korea’s Future challenges An analysis of the Sustainability Report (an organizational report which gives information about economic‚ environmental‚ social and governance performance) states the fact that Samsung Group was ranked number one for sales among global IT companies for the first time in 2009. By reviewing the outstanding performance of Samsung‚ an information technology company established in South Korea in 1969‚ it is conspicuous
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Economic and Social Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Egypt A Study Prepared for the ILO By Samir Radwan April 2009 Table of Contents Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 I. II. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................
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strategy will be discussed in briefing paper as the purpose. Both tourism literature and theory will be used to analyse the data and information generated from various resources. And the outcome of the research and analysis will be present in the finding parts so that recommendations for further destination marketing development can be proposed finally. According to website Imagine your Korea‚ Jeju Island is 64 km from south of the Korean Peninsula with 600‚000 population. Jeju Island
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HOW DOES TOURISM IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT The effect of tourism on the environment can be both positive and negative. Each person or group of people will impact the area they visit in a different way. Whether it is in a negative or positive manner is entirely up to the visitor. Let’s consider the NEGATIVE impacts first: POLLUTION - This is probably the biggest negative factor concerning tourism. People have to travel to their destination. It doesn’t matter if it’s by plane to another country or
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