yes / Whilst some argue that volunteer tourism is nothing more than neo-colonialism, we propose that it can (under certain conditions) make a positive contribution to local communities in developing countries and can also contribute to a ¿globalising, humanising civil society¿. We also argue that an increase in volunteer tourism is likely to be an unstoppable trend as international travel and easy global communication make ¿Do-it-Yourself¿ development activities ever more possible. In this chapter, we consider further the conditions required for volunteers to have a positive rather than a negative or neutral impact.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/5333 |
| Date | 2010 December 1914 |
| Creators | Mdee (nee Toner), Anna L., Fee, Liam |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book chapter, final draft paper |
| Rights | © 2010 Routledge. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.This is an electronic version of an article published in: Benson, A. M. (Ed). (2010). Volunteer Tourism. London: Routledge. Chapter 15, and is available online at: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415576642/ |
| Relation | http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415576642/ |
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