Tourism
Advantage (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into disadvantages)
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employment (1 emp/1000 tourist) (labor intensive, few administrative positions, little upward mobility.)
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infrastructure development (roads, water, electricity, telecom and cybercom, but not necessarily local priorities.)
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cultural preservation (economic incentives to preserve food, fashion, festivals and physical history, but these tend to be superficial elements of a culture.)
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environmental protection (econ incentives to preserve nature, wildlife and urban cleanliness)
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foreign exchange (generates resources to import food, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods.)
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development of health care services (those these aren't always available to local people.)
Disadvantages (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into advantages)
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cultural destruction, (modernization (world mono-culture), freezes culture as performers, loss: language, religion, rituals, material culture.)
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primary products (sun, sand, surf, safari, suds, ski, sex) (little value added, neo-colonialism)
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environmental destruction (game drives, resorts: golf, ski, beach, desert, world as play ground, SUV.)
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marginal employment (low skill, low wage, menial services, prostitution, drug trade, gambling, hustlers.)
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low benefits (no job security, no health care, no organizing, no work safety rules or enviro standards.)
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development of illegal and/or destructive economic activities (markets for drugs, endangered species, etc.)
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outside hiring (skilled middle and senior management recruited out of the area and transferred in.)
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concentration employment (walled resort enclaves.)
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seasonal employment
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outside decision making (decisions made outside of the area,...
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