Tourism and the politics of the global land grab in Tanzania: Markets, appropriation and recognition

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 377-402

  Gardner, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

ecotourism; neoliberal conservation; pastoralism; Tanzania; territorialization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOURISM; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; NEOLIBERALISM; PASTORALISM; TERRITORIALITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

TANZANIA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84860210067     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2012.666973     Document Type: Article

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