Kicking goals or offside: Is tourism development in the Pacific helping progress towards the MDGs?

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-161

  Cheer, Joseph M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77956197819     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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