Experiencing agricultural failure: Internal migration, tourism and local perceptions of regional change in the Yucatan

Geoforum

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 700-710

  Carte, Lindsey ^a   McWatters, Mason ^a   Daley, Erin ^a   Torres, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cancun; Migration; Neoliberalism; Quintana Roo; Tourism; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; INTERNAL MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; NEOLIBERALISM; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUINTANA ROO; YUCATAN;

EID: 77956183394     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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