Tourism and poverty reduction: The case of mauritius

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-162

  Sharpley, Richard ^a   Naidoo, Perunjodi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mauritius)

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EID: 77953174458     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790531003737169     Document Type: Article

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