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This study empirically examines the effect of tourism and ICT on inclusive development. Inclusive development is …, internet penetration and fixed broadband subscription and a composite indicator of these, while tourism is approached as a the … regression. The results of the linear model show that, tourism enhances sustainable development and ICT has a negative …
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Tourism has a wide range of impacts on the economy, the natural environment and the people living in a destination. In … the context of poor, rural societies, many scholars have emphasized the positive impacts of tourism on local economic … growth. Concern has been voiced, however, about the social and cultural impacts of tourism due to observed changes in local …
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This paper extends the tourist test model proposed by Rochet and Tirole (2011) by incorporating the government in order to take into account informality (understood as tax evasion in cash payments) and the net social cost of cash usage. These two elements are relevant in developing countries,...
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Zimbabwe has a wealth of natural resources and is rich in biodiversity. The national Government is trying to achieve private sector led economic growth and the challenge to pursue both economic development and sound environmental management at the same time appears clear. The objective of this...
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and applies it to the analysis of the Sustainable Tourism Program, a US$15 million loan from the Inter …-American Development Bank to the Government of Belize to foster tourism development in emerging destinations and enhance participation of … low income people in the tourism value chain. This paper contributes to the literature in two critical ways: (i) the paper …
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Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn … circuits for cultural and religious tourism, and has demonstrated potential for sports tourism. The objective of this working … paper is to critically test the assertion that pro-poor "green" tourism is one of the best development options for the …
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