Nature-based tourism and neoliberalism: concealing contradictions

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 529-543

  Duffy, Rosaleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capitalism; conservation; ecotourism; elephants; green economy; Madagascar; nature based tourism; neoliberalising nature; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECOTOURISM; ELEPHANT; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NEOLIBERALISM; SUSTAINABILITY;

MADAGASCAR; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 84940437905     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: 14701340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2015.1053972     Document Type: Article

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