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Tourism in Africa : Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods

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  • Iain Christie
  • Eneida Fernandes
  • Hannah Messerli
  • Louise Twining-Ward

Abstract

This report is the first to examine tourism in Africa comprehensively and regionally and the first to recommend practical, evidence-based measures enabling the sector s economic and development power. This gives new impetus to the continent s development progress by leveraging tourism in pursuit of lasting poverty alleviation and the creation of significantly more jobs and opportunities for all Africans.

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  • Iain Christie & Eneida Fernandes & Hannah Messerli & Louise Twining-Ward, 2014. "Tourism in Africa : Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 18688.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbpubs:18688
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    Cited by:

    1. Owen Gohori & Peet van der Merwe, 2020. "Towards a Tourism and Community-Development Framework: An African Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-35, June.
    2. Ogechi Adeola & Nathaniel Boso & Olaniyi Evans, 2018. "Drivers of international tourism demand in Africa," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 53(1), pages 25-36, January.
    3. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2023. "Ecotourism for Transformative and Youth Development in sub-Saharan Africa: the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Host Communities," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 23/036, African Governance and Development Institute..
    4. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2023. "Ecotourism for Transformative and Youth Development in sub-Saharan Africa: the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Host Communities," Working Papers 23/036, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
    5. Hughes, Emma & Scheyvens, Regina, 2021. "Tourism partnerships: Harnessing tourist compassion to ‘do good’ through community development in Fiji," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).

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