The Economics of Recreation, Leisure and Tourism
By John Tribe

List of Figures

Chapter 1: Introduction

Figure 1.1: Leisure and tourism
Figure 1.2: Opportunity cost and the PPF
Figure 1.3: The price mechanism in action
Plate 1: The McDonald s Golden Arches in Beijing, China
Figure 1.4: Scientific testing of theories

Chapter 2: Recreation, Leisure and Tourism organizations

Plate 2: Small scale enterprise: Bike Hire in Zimbabwe
Source: The author
Figure 2.1: What s in a mission?

Chapter 3: The Market for Recreation, Leisure and Tourism Products

Figure 3.1: The demand curve for four-star hotel rooms
Figure 3.2: Income consumption curves for superior and inferior goods
Plate 3: Health Canada anti-smoking campaign
Source: Reproduced by kind permission of Health Canada.
Figure 3.3: The supply curve for four-star hotel rooms
Figure 3.4: The effects of the imposition of a tax on supply
Figure 3.5: Equilibrium price in the market for four-star hotel rooms
Figure 3.6: The effects on price of a shift in the demand curve
Figure 3.7: The effects on price of a shift in the supply curve
Figure 3.8: The effects of setting a maximum price below equilibrium price
Figure 3.9: The demand and supply curves for tennis courts

Chapter 4: Demand: Time Preference, Elasticity and Forecasting

Plate 4: Porters in Nepal
Source: The author
Figure 4.1: Elasticity of demand
Figure 4.2: Time-series data, trend and forecast

Chapter 5: Supply and Costs

Figure 5.1: Elasticity of supply
Figure 5.2: The effects of time period on elasticity of supply
Plate 5: Arsenal striker Thiery Henry takes corner kick in FA...
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