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Cruising in the Global Economy
Christine B.N. Chin
其他書名
Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea
出版Routledge, 2016-12-05
主題Political Science / GeneralSocial Science / Human GeographySocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSports & Recreation / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Economic PolicyBusiness & Economics / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & TourismSocial Science / Gender Studies
ISBN13519471769781351947176
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xUaoDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The business of cruise tourism in recent years has commanded news media attention especially on issues of environmental pollution, passenger safety and worker rights, yet consumer interest in cruise vacations has not been adversely affected by negative publicity and it continues to grow at an average of 8-9% per annum. This unique mode of business focusing on the production and consumption of pleasure at sea and on land offers us an unprecedented opportunity to analyze the manner in which ongoing economic restructuring processes to bring about free markets in goods, services and labour can and does involve both life on land and at sea. This interdisciplinary analysis elicits an examination of states' relationship to the maritime regulatory structure governing ship ownership, management and operations, cruise lines' business strategies, development of port communities to capture cruise-related revenue, changing leisure consumption patterns and meanings, and the employment of foreign migrant workers as seafarers.