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How does it make a difference? Towards 'accreditation' of the development impact of volunteer tourism
Mdee (nee Toner), Anna L. Fee, Liam
Mdee (nee Toner), Anna L.
Fee, Liam
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14/12/2010
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© 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: https://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415576642/
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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.
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Fee L and Mdee A (2010) How does it make a difference? Towards 'accreditation' of the development impact of volunteer tourism. In: Benson AM (Ed) Volunteer Tourism. London: Routledge. Chapter 15.
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