A Sustainable Development Approach to Assessing the Engagement of Tourism Enterprises in Poverty Alleviation

Sustainable Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 220-236

  Medina Muñoz, Diego R ^a   Medina Muñoz, Rita D ^a   Gutiérrez Pérez, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; poverty; pro poor tourism; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development; sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; ECOTOURISM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84963706234     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.1624     Document Type: Article

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