This paper examines the political economy of tourism development in islands and uses Gili Trawangan, Indonesia as a … community development, and how the effects of hosting international tourism play an explicit role. Analysis using Barnett and … tourism for development. …

markets, and gains in the tourism industry. This study analyzes if political dependence is associated with these possible … large inflows in the form of tourism, foreign direct investment, labor, and aid. …

According to advocates, eco-certification can stem environmental damages from tourism in developing countries. Yet we … know little about tourism operators’ economic incentives to get certified. To help fill that gap, we use detailed panel … data to analyze the Blue Flag beach certification program in Costa Rica where nature-based tourism has caused significant …

Africa’s economic performance has been widely viewed with pessimism. In this paper, firm-level data for around 80 … productivity levels and growth. Africa’s conditional advantage is higher in low-tech than in high-tech manufacturing, and exists in … manufacturing but not in services. The key factors explaining Africa’s disadvantage at the firm level are lack of infrastructure …

sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we attempt to describe the present state of rural–urban migration from several … and migration policy in Africa. …

by experience, extension, and credit are the major drivers of agricultural efficiency levels in Africa. …