Volunteer Tourism: A Host Community Capital Perspective

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-45

  Zahra, Anne ^a   McGehee, Nancy Gard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bridging and bonding social capital; Community capital; Networks view; Volunteer tourism

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TOURISM; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84874539649     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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