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There is a vast literature on tourism, including books and articles concerned with either or both theoretical approaches and case studies. Tourism has been analyzed by economists on both the left and right, geographers, political scientists, sociologists and anthropologists.The World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, other area banks, and the United Nations are among the bodies that have sponsored research on tourism and funded tourism projects throughout the underdeveloped world in general and Latin America in particular. It is important to note that tourism impacts can be felt at national, regional, and local levels and by different communities within any given locality.  Different classes will be affected differently, with the national and local elites gaining more than others from tourism development. Inequality is most usually deepened, as some become beneficiaries and others victims of the tourist industry. This issue analyzes the impacts of tourism from several angles, which include, cultural impacts, social impacts, and political impacts.