The triangle of poverty, economic growth, and inequality in Central America: Does tourism matter?

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 277-292

  Vanegas, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America; Economic growth; Inequality; Panel data; Poverty; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900847422     PISSN: 17554217     EISSN: 17554225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/WHATT-03-2014-0014     Document Type: Article

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