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An international language: Pragmatism vs. idealism
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(SSC) Development Considered: Four Simple Notes on a Commen Theme. By Frank J. Moore. International Development Review~Focus (1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, USA), 1977(4):19-22. The purpose of this short article is to draw attention to four concepts relevant to development: (a) the discontinuity of the development process, (b) growth by expansion or by replication, (c) manpower shortage, and (d) budget and planning modules. (TSM) The Economic Impact of the Edinburgh Festival. Tourism International Research (Tourism International Press 154 Cromwell Road, London SW7, United Kingdom), 2nd Quarter, 1978, pp. 2-4. The aim of this report is to outline the results of the examination of a small segment of the holiday visitor market, that is festival-goers, and to evaluate the economic benefit, by way of income creation in the city of Edinburgh, which resulted from the staging of the Festivals in 1976. (Table and Chart) (MSC) The Elderly Consumer. Compiled and Edited by Fred E. Waddell. Burgess Publishing Co. (7108 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55438, USA), 1976, 527 pp. $11.50. Paper selected for inclusion in this publication deal with consumer attitudes, behavior, and problems and needs of older persons. The first section contains 41 articles and papers which have appeared in professional journals or were delivered at professional meetings. The second section includes abstracts of 59 doctoral and masters' theses on various aspects of the elderly consumers. (Bibliography and Tables) (TSP) The European Charter Industry Today. By Ron Davies. Tourism International Research (Tourism International Press, 154 Cromwell Road, London SW7, United Kingdom), 2nd Quarter, 1978, pp. 13-15. This is a brief report on the growth of the European charter industry between 1970-1975. (Charts) (TSM) Europe's New Tourism: A Look at Prmpeets in the 1980's. European Travel Commission (P.O. Box 536, Dublin 8, Ireland), ISBN 0-904-873-129, 1978, 35 pp. $10.00. This is a highlight of the Industry Conference organized by the European Travel Commission (held in Zurich in January 1978). This report (proceedings) is not a verbatim record of the Conference. Some of the topics of the Conference included in this report are: prospects for Europe in the 1980's; the hoteliers view; the scheduled airlines view; the U.S. market for Europe; the Canadian vacation market; theme parks in Europe; the Japanese travel market; and future strategies and plans. (Appendixes) (TSM, LRS) Impacts of Retirement Communities. By Peter Williams. Utah Tourism and Recreation Review (Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA), October 1978: VII:4:I-6. Free. This article reports on a retirement community development in Florida's Pasco County. The article discusses some of the prospects of responding to the leisure needs of the growing population of the senior citizens. (Bibliography) (MSC) An International Language: Pragmatism vs. Idealism. By Jimmie R. Osburn. International Development Review~Focus (1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washing. ton, D.C. 20036, USA), 1974 (4):15-18. The usefulness of an international auxiliary language seems quite obvious. The contention of this article is that Esperanto seems to offer the most likely hope of becoming universally accepted. ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH, April /June 1979 213
(SSC) Development Considered: Four Simple Notes on a Commen Theme. By Frank J. Moore. International Development Review~Focus (1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, USA), 1977(4):19-22. The purpose of this short article is to draw attention to four concepts relevant to development: (a) the discontinuity of the development process, (b) growth by expansion or by replication, (c) manpower shortage, and (d) budget and planning modules. (TSM) The Economic Impact of the Edinburgh Festival. Tourism International Research (Tourism International Press 154 Cromwell Road, London SW7, United Kingdom), 2nd Quarter, 1978, pp. 2-4. The aim of this report is to outline the results of the examination of a small segment of the holiday visitor market, that is festival-goers, and to evaluate the economic benefit, by way of income creation in the city of Edinburgh, which resulted from the staging of the Festivals in 1976. (Table and Chart) (MSC) The Elderly Consumer. Compiled and Edited by Fred E. Waddell. Burgess Publishing Co. (7108 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55438, USA), 1976, 527 pp. $11.50. Paper selected for inclusion in this publication deal with consumer attitudes, behavior, and problems and needs of older persons. The first section contains 41 articles and papers which have appeared in professional journals or were delivered at professional meetings. The second section includes abstracts of 59 doctoral and masters' theses on various aspects of the elderly consumers. (Bibliography and Tables) (TSP) The European Charter Industry Today. By Ron Davies. Tourism International Research (Tourism International Press, 154 Cromwell Road, London SW7, United Kingdom), 2nd Quarter, 1978, pp. 13-15. This is a brief report on the growth of the European charter industry between 1970-1975. (Charts) (TSM) Europe's New Tourism: A Look at Prmpeets in the 1980's. European Travel Commission (P.O. Box 536, Dublin 8, Ireland), ISBN 0-904-873-129, 1978, 35 pp. $10.00. This is a highlight of the Industry Conference organized by the European Travel Commission (held in Zurich in January 1978). This report (proceedings) is not a verbatim record of the Conference. Some of the topics of the Conference included in this report are: prospects for Europe in the 1980's; the hoteliers view; the scheduled airlines view; the U.S. market for Europe; the Canadian vacation market; theme parks in Europe; the Japanese travel market; and future strategies and plans. (Appendixes) (TSM, LRS) Impacts of Retirement Communities. By Peter Williams. Utah Tourism and Recreation Review (Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA), October 1978: VII:4:I-6. Free. This article reports on a retirement community development in Florida's Pasco County. The article discusses some of the prospects of responding to the leisure needs of the growing population of the senior citizens. (Bibliography) (MSC) An International Language: Pragmatism vs. Idealism. By Jimmie R. Osburn. International Development Review~Focus (1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washing. ton, D.C. 20036, USA), 1974 (4):15-18. The usefulness of an international auxiliary language seems quite obvious. The contention of this article is that Esperanto seems to offer the most likely hope of becoming universally accepted. ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH, April /June 1979 213