essay
Integrating tourism with other industries in Tonga
social and economic impact of tourism on Pacific communities • Santa Cruz, Calif. • Published In 1977 • Pages: 88-94
By: Urbanowicz, Charles Francis.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source discusses the impact of tourism on the Tongan economy and the resulting socio-cultural problems that have arisen. Specific problems mentioned in the text relate to the importation of large amounts of foodstuffs to feed the tourists, public health problems, the need for economic stimulation of the fishing industry, and the emigration of Tongans to other Pacific islands to find jobs. The author notes, however, that 'the benefits continue to outweigh by a narrow margin, the negative aspects of tourism' (p. 92-B), although at the same time he notes a continuing deterioration of everyday life in Tonga as the result of tourism resulting in an increase in prostitution, homosexuality, drunkeness, and crime in general. In conclusion, he states that 'a truly balanced design for the future must combine the tourist interests with the other interests both economic and cultural, in Tongan life' (p. 93-B).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Economic planning and development
- Price and value
- External trade
- Foreign exchange
- Labor supply and employment
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tongans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2006
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1978
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1970-1971
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles F. Urbanowicz
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 94)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tongans