Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods

Is tourism a viable development tool? While the number of tourist arrivals at developed and developing countries grows, the question continues to arise as to the true propoor impact of tourism. The purpose of this note is to highlight some examples of the World Bank’s recent work in tourism and expl...

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Main Author: Messerli, Hannah R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13322
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spelling okr-10986-133222021-04-23T14:03:07Z Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods Messerli, Hannah R. poverty alleviation tourism Is tourism a viable development tool? While the number of tourist arrivals at developed and developing countries grows, the question continues to arise as to the true propoor impact of tourism. The purpose of this note is to highlight some examples of the World Bank’s recent work in tourism and explore possible approaches for the future. 2013-05-07T18:48:18Z 2013-05-07T18:48:18Z 2011-09-20 Journal Article Tourism Planning & Development 2156-8316 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13322 en_US Tourism Planning & Development;8(3) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Journal Article Ethiopia Kenya Zambia
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Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods
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description Is tourism a viable development tool? While the number of tourist arrivals at developed and developing countries grows, the question continues to arise as to the true propoor impact of tourism. The purpose of this note is to highlight some examples of the World Bank’s recent work in tourism and explore possible approaches for the future.
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title Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods
title_short Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods
title_full Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods
title_fullStr Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods
title_full_unstemmed Transformation through Tourism : Harnessing Tourism as a Development Tool for Improved Livelihoods
title_sort transformation through tourism : harnessing tourism as a development tool for improved livelihoods
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