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Rural Tourism And It’S Impact On Socioeconomic Condition: Evidence From West Bengal, India

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  • Nilanjan Ray
  • Dillip Kumar Das
  • Partha Pratim Sengupta
  • Sukanya Ghosh

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This study explores rural tourism in West Bengal, India. Rural tourism promotes the local economy, socio-cultural changes and life style of the people residing around the tourist locations. This study explores the reasons foreign and domestic tourists visit this location for religious or recreational purposes. This tourism has created tremendous impact on the local economy, life style and socio-cultural changes among the rural people in and around this tourist destination. A pilot survey shows that rural tourism at this location improved civic amenities like communication, sanitations, transport facilities and standard of living for the people in general. This study assesses the impact of India’s National Tourist Policy 2002 as promoted by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, on this rural tourist location. Specifically in terms of economic growth, employment potential, livelihood and changes in life style of the local people.

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  • Nilanjan Ray & Dillip Kumar Das & Partha Pratim Sengupta & Sukanya Ghosh, 2012. "Rural Tourism And It’S Impact On Socioeconomic Condition: Evidence From West Bengal, India," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 6(2), pages 11-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:gjbres:v:6:y:2012:i:2:p:11-22
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    1. Loris NADOTTI & Valeria VANNONI, 2019. "Cultural and event tourism: an interpretative key for impact assessment," Eastern Journal of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 10, pages 115-131, June.

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    Keywords

    Rural Tourism; Non-urban livelihood; Socio-cultural pattern of life; income generation; Implementation of resources; ARMA Model; Economic Migrants.;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • E27 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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