Introduction : neoliberalism and the political economy of tourism : projects, discourses and practices / Jan Mosedale -- Contingent neoliberalism and urban tourism in the United States / Dimitri Ioannides and Evangelia Petridou -- Mega-events as neoliberal projects : "realistic if we want...

There have been a number of sporadic and disconnected initiatives to improve knowledge transfer between the tourism academia, government and industry. This volume presents and analyses 17 examples of knowledge transfer from countries around the world to identify future directions for business...