Belizean women and tourism work. Opportunity or Impediment?

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 477-496

  Gentry, Kristine McKenzie ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative tourism; Belize; ecotourism; employment; women

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOTOURISM; GENDER ISSUE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 33847641333     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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