THE ETHICAL BORDERS OF SLUM TOURISM IN THE MOBILE CAPITALISM: A CONCEPTUAL DISCUSSION

Maximiliano E Korstanje
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Maximiliano E Korstanje: Int. society for Philosophers, UK, Universidad de Palermo, Argentina

Revista de turism - studii si cercetari in turism / Journal of tourism - studies and research in tourism, 2016, vol. 21, issue 21, 1

Abstract: Though modern nation states appealed to slum-tourism as a valid mechanism towards pacification of slums or violent ghettos, less attention is given to detractors who observe contradictory results. This chapter critically explores the anthropology of poverty to expand the current understanding of slum tourism, the connection of capitalism and poverty as well as problems of policy makers to delineate sustainable programs of development in slums. Far from being a solution for the trouble, slum tourism not only aggravates the situation of exploitation slum-dwellers daily live, but falls in a deep-seated paradox. If poverty turns in the commodity this segment needs or looks, it is almost impossible to reduce the main resource of profits. At time community gains further profits from slum tourism, poverty tends to be replicated.

Keywords: Slum Tourism; Pacification; Crime; Capitalism; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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