Influenced and influential: The role of tour operators and development organisations in tourism and poverty reduction in Ecuador

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 339-357

  Erskine, Louise Mary ^a   Meyer, Dorothea ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecuador; LEDCs; poverty reduction; structuration theory; tourism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ECUADOR;

EID: 84859577058     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2011.630470     Document Type: Article

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