The nature and roles of small tourism businesses in poverty alleviation: Evidence from Guangxi, China

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-182

  Zhao, Weibing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

Author keywords

China; Poverty alleviation; Rural tourism; Small business

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PROSPECT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EID: 70449364070     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660902847229     Document Type: Article

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