Around National Parks: first experiences of a centralized national tourism policy in Argentina (1934-1950)

Authors

  • Melina Piglia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2012.10.006

Keywords:

National Parks, Touristic Policy, Social Tourism, National Identity, State-owned Hotels

Abstract

Initially considered a private matter, involving priviledged sectors, from the end of World War II tourism begun to be considered a public issue  and an object of public policies. The National Parks Direction, created in late 1934, was the first attempt of sistematic nacional touristic policy in Argentina: it envolved the development of a sort of “technic” view of tourism and a very active policy of organization and managment of tourism , not confined only to propaganda or the collection of tou- ristic information. Early Peronist touristic policy was based on this experience, eventough encouraged and reoriented by the imperative of welfare democratization.

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Author Biography

Melina Piglia

Doctora en Historia e investigadora asistente del CONICET (Argentina). Docente de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina).

Published

2012-01-17

How to Cite

Piglia, M. (2012). Around National Parks: first experiences of a centralized national tourism policy in Argentina (1934-1950). PASOS Revista De Turismo Y Patrimonio Cultural, 10(1), 61–73. https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2012.10.006