Unpacking tourism SMMEs in South Africa: Structure, support needs and policy response

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 623-642

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POLICY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 31144474098     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350500364224     Document Type: Review

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