African foreign relations as a factor in ecotourism development: The case of South Afica

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 112-127

  Van Amerom, Marloes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Globalisation; South Africa; Travel advisory; Western assistance

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; ECONOMIC POLICY; ECOTOURISM; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

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

EID: 33746594812     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040608668450     Document Type: Article

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