The role of employment in the sustainable development paradigm-the local tourism labor market in small island developing states

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-353

  Shakeela, Aishath ^a   Ruhanen, Lisa ^b   Breakey, Noreen ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Local employment; Maldives; SIDS; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052682205     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2011.588493     Document Type: Article

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