International tourism in Cuba: Can capitalism be used to save socialism?

Futures

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 405-413

  Taylor Jr , Henry Louis ^a   McGlynn, Linda ^a  

^a Center for Urban Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HERITAGE TOURISM; INFORMAL SECTOR; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; SOCIALISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 68649092760     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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