Small island developing states (SIDS): Tourism and economic development

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 629-636

  Singh, Diaram Ramjee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Economic development; Import content; Leakage rate; Multiplier; Small islands developing states (SIDS); Tourist spending

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877148281     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354208788160432     Document Type: Article

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