Power, Ownership and Tourism in Small Islands: Evidence from Indonesia

World Development

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 481-495

  Hampton, Mark P ^a   Jeyacheya, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Communities; Indonesia; Island economies; Political economy; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925500569     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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