Tourism and Economic Development

Southern Europe through the 20th Century

Patrizia Battilani, Carlos Larrinaga, Donatella Strangio

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040386941
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Economics
• Index: Economics

By the end of the 19th century, there were already some countries in southern Europe whose economies benefitted from the arrival of tourists. But it was during the 20th century, and particularly after the Second World War, that the phenomenon of mass tourism arrived and dramatically impacted the economies of southern Europe.

This edited volume analyses when, how, and why tourism gained an important role in the economy and social life of Southern Europe. It contributes to a reassessment of mass tourism focusing on two main dimensions: first, the impact on the economic development of the different southern European countries and second, the building of a new sociality focusing on the rituals and values of middle and the working class. This book adopts a comparative approach that opens with a comparison of European countries in terms of international market share and tourist products. The other chapters focus on national case studies that allow the reader to better understand not only the similarities and differences between some countries and others, but also the phenomenon as a whole. Since tourism is a transnational phenomenon, this book makes an important contribution to not only the study of tourism development and its economy but also social, impact in Southern Europe.

The book will be of great interest to readers of economic history, business history, tourism history, and European history more broadly.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Lists of tables
• List of figures
• About the editors
• List of contributors
• Introduction
• 1 The place of Southern Europe in international tourism: A global historical perspective
• 2 Dynamics and tensions of innovation paths in the French tourism economy in the 20th century (1890–1980)
• 3 Tourism in Italy during the 20th century between innovation and tradition
• 4 The impact of tourism on the Spanish economy in the first third of the 20th century
• 5 Tourism in Spain in the second half of the 20th century: A fundamental element for economic development
• 6 Sunny Adriatic: Tourism development in Yugoslavia during the second half of the 20th century
• 7 Tourism and economic development in Portugal throughout the 20th century: Theories and achievements
• 8 Connections and conflicts in tourism development in the second half of the 20th century: Insights from Malta
• 9 Developing tourism in small island states: The case of the Republic of Cyprus
• Index