観光経済学の紀要論文が発行される

私の論文 "How Tourism Promotes Economic Development : A Case of Cambodia" が収録された『立命館経済学』第74巻第3号が、ようやく、先週の1月末に出ました。論文のSummaryを引用すると次の通りです。

Summary
After the independence from France, the Khmer Rouge's radical collectivization policies fallen Cambodia's society and economy down into a deep turmoil. Ending the civil war, Cambodia has recovered peace by the Paris Peace Agreement and began economic growth. However, the current Cambodia's economic stage is not so advanced, compared with other Asian countries. Since the Angkor Site was inscribed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1992, Cambodia's tourism resources are attracting attention and expected to boost growth. This study explores Cambodia's history and current economic situation and reviews tourism-promoting policies of both Cambodia's government and international organizations such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank from the perspective of development economics. And the paper attempts an empirical analysis to evaluate tourism in Cambodia. Conclusion of the study indicates : 1) Cambodia has been failing to utilize the tourism for poverty alleviation ; 2) the leapfrogging development is not always recommendable ; and 3) even considering the tourism as growth engine, among many types of the special interest tourism (SIT), the gambling and the prostitution/sex trafficking are not eligible as a tourism resource.

まあ、何と申しましょうかで、研究を止めて教育に専念したわけではない、という程度の意志を表示するため、年に1本だけ論文を書いています。今年度は観光経済学です。通常、夏休みに書いて秋口に提出し、今回は11月号に掲載されたのですが、なぜか、11月号の発行が今になっているわけです。最近5年ほどは日本語ではなく英語で書くようにしています。今までの経験上、英語の論文の方が引用されやすいように感じているからです。