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Leveraging tourism development for sustainable and inclusive growth in South Africa

Glocker, Daniela; Haxton, Peter - 2020

South Africa has turned towards tourism development to jump-start its weak economy. As tourism is a labour intensive … directly related to tourism. Despite South Africa’s rich and diverse natural and cultural assets, tourism development has been …-haul destination for many large source markets, good accessibility and international openness is key to expand international tourism …

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Sustaining nature-based tourism in Iceland

Sutherland, Douglas; Stacey, Jane - 2017

Iceland has been experiencing a tourism boom. The number of tourists visiting annually quadrupled between 2010 and 2016 … and shows continued strength. The tourism sector is now the major export earner and is also creating new jobs and … supporting new businesses. The government budget has also benefitted from high tax revenues. The surge in tourism supported …

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North Korea : the last transition economy?

Koen, Vincent; Beom, Jinwoan - 2020

The North Korean economy has been a statistical black hole for decades but is undergoing substantial transformations. Rapid post-war industrialisation was not sustained beyond the mid-1960s and South Korea’s economy far outpaced North Korea’s during the next three decades, during which trend...

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Cabo Verde transition finance country pilot

Morris, Rachel; Cattaneo, Olivier; Poensgen, Konstantin - 2018

A transition finance country pilot was initiated by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in partnership with the government of Cabo Verde. The study aims to capture the challenges facing Cabo Verde following graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) to Lower Middle Income Category...

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Who can log in? : the importance of skills for the feasibility of teleworking arrangements across OECD countries

Espinoza, Ricardo; Reznikova, Laura - 2020

COVID-19 lockdowns have radically changed the working arrangements for millions of workers. But who are the workers best positioned to work from home? Drawing on data from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), we show that workers possessing higher levels of skills are significantly more...

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