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Can Tourism be a Vehicle for Conservation? An Investigation from the Mangrove Forests of the Indian Sundarbans
Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas - eSocialSciences - 2008
collection, timber and fuelwood and have few alternate livelihood options. In recent years, eco-tourism has gained momentum. In … and also assesses the potential of eco-tourism to contribute to conservation. … mangrove eco-system. The remote island communities that surround the Park are dependent on it for fishing, honey and prawn fry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699225
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Does Tourism Contribute to Local Livelihoods? A Case Study of Tourism, Poverty and Conservation in the Indian Sundarbans
Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas - eSocialSciences - 2008
This study examines the contribution of tourism towards improving the livelihoods of local people in a remote island …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699156
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Assessing the Economic Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States and the Least Developed Countries
Guillaumont, Patrick - eSocialSciences - 2010
Macro vulnerability of the small island developing states (SIDS) as well as of least developed countries (LDCs) has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008495312
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Book Review: FDI: Patterns and Trends
Kaushik, Anurag; Negi, Manmohan Singh - eSocialSciences - 2007
Review of Foreign Capital Inflows to China, India and the Caribbean: Trends, Assessments and Determinants by Arindam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321488
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Prospects for Regional Cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean Region and the Asia and Pacific Region: Perspective from East Asia
Medalla, Erlinda M.; Balboa, Jenny D. - eSocialSciences - 2010
The Asia and Pacific region and Latin America and Caribbean region are two regions divided not only by vast geographic … cooperation between the Asia and Pacific region and Latin America and the Caribbean. It also provides some recommendations to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694245
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Coping with Rising Food Prices: Policy Dilemmas in the Developing World
Lustig, Nora - eSocialSciences - 2009
Rising food prices cause considerable policy dilemmas for developing country governments. Letting domestic prices adjust to reflect the full change in international prices generates inflationary pressures and causes severe hardship for poor households lacking access to social safety nets....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479134
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Proportion of Births Attended by a Skilled Health Worker 2008 Updates
eSocialSciences; World Health Organisation WHO - 2008
In our analysis, attempts have been made to quantify the proportion of births attended by health workers other than doctors, nurses and midwives in order to show the proportion of births conducted by such groups of providers. [Factsheet Department of Reproductive Health and Research].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699070
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GNH, EI and the Well-Being of Nations: Lessons for Public Policy Makers, with Specific Reference to the Happiness Dividend of Tourism
Vorster, Shaun - eSocialSciences - 2013
to societal EI and, secondly, to evaluate within this theoretical context the happiness dividend of the tourism economy …, with specific reference to ethics, the labour market and environmental sustainability. As such, the paper responds to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945482
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Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan: Plan for Development of Trade in Services
China, Ministry of Commerce - eSocialSciences - 2012
To greatly develop trade in services and realize the transition from a big trade country to a strong trade country, the 12th Five Year Plan is formulated based on Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan for National Economy and Social Development. The period of the plan is from 2011 to 2015....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010534932
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Railway Budget 2010-11
Banerjee, Mamata - eSocialSciences - 2010
Railway Budget 2010-11.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594111