Community networks and sustainable livelihoods in tourism: The role of entrepreneurial innovation

Tourism Planning and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-156

  Kokkranikal, Jithendran ^a   Morrison, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79958809322     PISSN: 21568316     EISSN: 21568324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2011.573914     Document Type: Article

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