The impact of tourism on poverty in South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 462-487

  Saayman, Melville ^a   Rossouw, Riaan ^a   Krugell, Waldo ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

applied general equilibrium (AGE) modelling; poverty; South African tourism industry; tourism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864990999     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.706041     Document Type: Article

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