Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals Tourism, Local Communities and Development |
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| Editor:
| Saarinen, Jarkko
Rogerson, Christian M.
Manwa, Haretsebe |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-52383-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $46.95 |
Book Description:
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Tourism is seen as a promising tool for reaching the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs), especially poverty alleviation. The volume discusses critically the new role of tourism in global development and what lessons can be learnt and conclusions drawn from the utilisation of tourism for development and poverty reduction.
This book is an extended version of a special issue published in Current Issues in Tourism.
Tourism is seen as a promising tool for reaching the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs), especially poverty alleviation. The volume discusses critically the new role of tourism in global development and what lessons can be learnt and conclusions drawn from the utilisation of tourism for development and poverty reduction.
This book is an extended version of a special issue published in Current Issues in Tourism.