The politics of tourism in Myanmar

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-118

  Henderson, Joan C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Myanmar; Politics; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; POLITICAL PROCESS; TOURISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 0346910520     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500308667947     Document Type: Article

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