TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ETHICS IN THE THIRD-WORLD

The origins of ethical concern about tourism development in the Third World are traced in both the sociology of development and environmental ethics literature. New secular and religious writings single out the traveler and the tourism industry as objects of ethical concern. This paper presents a preliminary overview of the growing ''responsible tourism'' and travel ethics literature and explores the significance of anti-tourism activity in the Indian State of Goa. In conclusion, a three-part grouping into Third World development ethics, tourism industry ethics, and personal travel ethics categories is suggested.