model which captures the interdependence between tourism and the rest of the economy, in particular agriculture and …Tourism has been regarded as a major source of economic growth and a good source of foreign exchange earnings. Tourism … is the general equilibrium effects of tourism on the other sectors in the economy. These effects can be quite substantial …

developed western world by going through three developmental stages sequentially; namely, a proto-industrialization in the rural …, economies stuck in the low-income trap or middle-income trap did not follow the above sequential stages of industrialization …. For example, many Eastern European and Latin American countries after WWII jumped to the stage of heavy industrialization …

Is tourism an opportunity for lagging countries in the elusive quest for growth (Easterly, 2002)? Recent empirical … evidence suggests that the answer is a cautious yes. Aggregate cross-country data show that tourism specialization is likely to … fundamental determinants of economic growth (Acemoglu et al., 2001) and ask whether previous positive results of tourism on growth …

focus on agriculture, food processing and energy generation from byproducts. It is based on official statistics collected … from national and international institutions (national statistical office, ministry of agriculture and related research … processing sector and NGOs supporting agriculture and food processing. A top-down approach was followed starting with national …