Tourism as a tool for poverty alleviation: A critical analysis of 'pro-poor tourism' and implications for sustainability

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 144-165

  Chok, Stephanie ^a   Macbeth, Jim ^a   Warren, Carol ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Political economy of tourism development; Poverty alleviation; Pro poor tourism; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOTOURISM; MARKET CONDITIONS; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34250179770     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/cit303     Document Type: Article

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