Is tourism in Zimbabwe developing with the poor in mind? assessing the pro-poor involvement of tourism operators located near rural areas in Zimbabwe

Asian Social Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 154-161

  Mutana, Sarudzai ^a   Chipfuva, Tsitsi ^b   Muchenje, Blessing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poverty alleviation; Pro poor; Rural tourism; Stakeholders; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876969584     PISSN: 19112017     EISSN: 19112025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v9n5p154     Document Type: Article

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