Purpose – The Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model has been used to claim that genetically modified (GM) crops have substantial positive welfare potential for sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine these claims with a view to seeing if this type of...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Contributors -- Foreword / Deery, Margaret -- Introduction / Hillman, Wendy / Radel, Kylie -- 1. Ontology, Epistemology: Paradigms and Parameters for Qualitative Approaches to Tourism Research / Killion, Les / Fisher, Rickie -- 2. A...

This paper presents an economic valuation of Ulu Temburong National Park, located on the island of Borneo, which has great potential as a repository of biodiversity and an ecotourism destination. The paper employed the contingent valuation (CV) method to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of...

This paper examines inter-country inequality in indicators of human well-being. It is primarily concerned with inequality in two gender-related, composite indicators of development levels proposed: the Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM). A number of...