Commercial hospitality: A vehicle for the sustainable empowerment of Nepali women

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-208

  McMillan, Carolyn L ^a   O'Gorman, Kevin D ^a   MacLaren, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Nepal; Social change; Tea; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952792566     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111111119329     Document Type: Article

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