Economic and social impacts of tourism in Mexico

Latin American Perspectives

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 37-52

  Wilson, Tamar Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependency; Economic crisis; Female labor force; Internal migration; Tourism employment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; INTERNAL MIGRATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57749136306     PISSN: 0094582X     EISSN: 1552678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0094582X08315758     Document Type: Article

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