From philanthropy to a different way of doing business: Strategies and challenges in integrating pro-poor approaches into tourism business

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-280

  Ashley, Caroline ^a,b   Haysom, Gareth ^a,b  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b PPT Pilots in Southern Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; LEISURE INDUSTRY; TOURISM;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745079679     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350600707553     Document Type: Article

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