How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama
Tourism is one of Latin America's fastest growing industries, outranking remittances and even drugs in many countries as a source of foreign exchange. But the impact of tourism on the poor and on the environment remains under debate. Certainly...
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okr-10986-102372021-04-23T14:02:49Z How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama Klytchnikova, Irina I. Dorosh, Paul A. ADVENTURE TOURISM AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES COASTAL TOURISM CONSUMER SPENDING CONTACT WITH TOURISTS CRUISE CRUISE SHIP CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN TOURISTS HANDICRAFTS HIGH INEQUALITY HOTEL HOTEL OPERATORS HOTELS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT OF TOURISM IMPACTS OF TOURISM INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS LOCAL FOOD MASTER PLAN MESOAMERICAN BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR MINING NATURAL HABITATS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PROTECTED AREAS REAL ESTATE RECREATION RESORTS RESPONSIBLE TOURISM RESTAURANTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR SERVICE SECTOR SOCIAL IMPACTS SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE TOURISM TEXTILES TOUR TOUR OPERATORS TOURISM TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM ECONOMY TOURISM ENTERPRISE TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM REVENUES TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST DESTINATIONS TOURISTS UNCONTROLLED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT VISITORS Tourism is one of Latin America's fastest growing industries, outranking remittances and even drugs in many countries as a source of foreign exchange. But the impact of tourism on the poor and on the environment remains under debate. Certainly many suspect that tourism does more harm than good, damaging the environment and leaving the poor worse off while shipping profits overseas. But few have actually analyzed the impact of tourism on the economy of a developing country. In this En Breve, Irina Klytchnikova and Paul Dorosh describe a study on the economic costs and benefits of tourism which they carried out as part of a country environmental assessment in Panama. As a country marked by a 'dual economy', Panama shares with other Latin American countries a fast growing, modern urban sector side by side with impoverished rural and peri-urban populations. Tourism has been growing in Panama and contributes somewhere between 6 and 9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). More importantly, Klytchnikova and Dorosh found that as a sector, tourism has large multiplier effects on the Panamanian economy and has the potential for significant benefits to the poor and to the environment. But tourism's poverty benefits are neither automatic nor ubiquitous. They depend on where and how supply chains are structured and on the way tourists spend their money. This 'En Breve' presents the results of an assessment of the tourism sector based on a top-down model. The results bode well for tourism in Panama, and could be a model for analysis in other Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries. 2012-08-13T10:49:00Z 2012-08-13T10:49:00Z 2009-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/11473007/tourism-can-benefit-poor-environment-case-study-panama http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10237 English en breve; No. 146 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Panama |
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ADVENTURE TOURISM AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES COASTAL TOURISM CONSUMER SPENDING CONTACT WITH TOURISTS CRUISE CRUISE SHIP CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN TOURISTS HANDICRAFTS HIGH INEQUALITY HOTEL HOTEL OPERATORS HOTELS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT OF TOURISM IMPACTS OF TOURISM INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS LOCAL FOOD MASTER PLAN MESOAMERICAN BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR MINING NATURAL HABITATS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PROTECTED AREAS REAL ESTATE RECREATION RESORTS RESPONSIBLE TOURISM RESTAURANTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR SERVICE SECTOR SOCIAL IMPACTS SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE TOURISM TEXTILES TOUR TOUR OPERATORS TOURISM TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM ECONOMY TOURISM ENTERPRISE TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM REVENUES TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST DESTINATIONS TOURISTS UNCONTROLLED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT VISITORS |
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ADVENTURE TOURISM AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES COASTAL TOURISM CONSUMER SPENDING CONTACT WITH TOURISTS CRUISE CRUISE SHIP CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN TOURISTS HANDICRAFTS HIGH INEQUALITY HOTEL HOTEL OPERATORS HOTELS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT OF TOURISM IMPACTS OF TOURISM INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS LOCAL FOOD MASTER PLAN MESOAMERICAN BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR MINING NATURAL HABITATS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PROTECTED AREAS REAL ESTATE RECREATION RESORTS RESPONSIBLE TOURISM RESTAURANTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR SERVICE SECTOR SOCIAL IMPACTS SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE TOURISM TEXTILES TOUR TOUR OPERATORS TOURISM TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM ECONOMY TOURISM ENTERPRISE TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM REVENUES TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST DESTINATIONS TOURISTS UNCONTROLLED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT VISITORS Klytchnikova, Irina I. Dorosh, Paul A. How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama |
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Tourism is one of Latin America's
fastest growing industries, outranking remittances and even
drugs in many countries as a source of foreign exchange. But
the impact of tourism on the poor and on the environment
remains under debate. Certainly many suspect that tourism
does more harm than good, damaging the environment and
leaving the poor worse off while shipping profits overseas.
But few have actually analyzed the impact of tourism on the
economy of a developing country. In this En Breve, Irina
Klytchnikova and Paul Dorosh describe a study on the
economic costs and benefits of tourism which they carried
out as part of a country environmental assessment in Panama.
As a country marked by a 'dual economy', Panama
shares with other Latin American countries a fast growing,
modern urban sector side by side with impoverished rural and
peri-urban populations. Tourism has been growing in Panama
and contributes somewhere between 6 and 9 percent of gross
domestic product (GDP). More importantly, Klytchnikova and
Dorosh found that as a sector, tourism has large multiplier
effects on the Panamanian economy and has the potential for
significant benefits to the poor and to the environment. But
tourism's poverty benefits are neither automatic nor
ubiquitous. They depend on where and how supply chains are
structured and on the way tourists spend their money. This
'En Breve' presents the results of an assessment
of the tourism sector based on a top-down model. The results
bode well for tourism in Panama, and could be a model for
analysis in other Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Klytchnikova, Irina I. Dorosh, Paul A. |
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Klytchnikova, Irina I. Dorosh, Paul A. |
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Klytchnikova, Irina I. |
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How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama |
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How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama |
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How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama |
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How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama |
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How Tourism Can (and Does) Benefit the Poor and the Environment - A Case Study from Panama |
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how tourism can (and does) benefit the poor and the environment - a case study from panama |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/11473007/tourism-can-benefit-poor-environment-case-study-panama http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10237 |
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