Ban Pa-Ao, pro-poor tourism and uneven development

King, Ross; Dinkoksung, Sairoong

doi:10.1080/14616688.2013.865071

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“…For example, the pro-poor tourism strategy has been widely considered around the world, and it aims to raise the incomes of low-income households at a destination. However, most studies focus too much on the impacts of pro-poor tourism on economic growth rather than economic equity, which are deviations from the primary goal of the pro-poor tourism strategy (Akyeampong, 2011; Harris, 2009; King and Dinkoksung, 2014; Theerapappisit, 2009). Meanwhile, negative impacts of the pro-poor tourism strategy on poverty alleviation have also been detected, which reduce its attractiveness for enhancing economic equity (Scheyvens and Momsen, 2008; Scheyvens and Russell, 2012a, 2012b; Truong et al, 2014).…”

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Urban–rural income disparity and inbound tourism: Spatial evidence from China

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The challenging concern regarding how the benefits of inbound tourism can be evenly distributed, especially among urban and rural individuals, has received considerable attention in China. To address this concern, a spatial econometrics approach is used to estimate the spillover effects of inbound tourism on urban–rural income disparity (URID). An empirical analysis using the spatial Durbin model was conducted for 31 Chinese provinces covering the period from 2003 to 2017. Our findings suggest that at the national level, local inbound tourism significantly reduces the local URID, while neighboring inbound tourism significantly increases the local URID. At the regional level, the role of inbound tourism in reducing the local URID is only detected in the western region. The spillover effects of inbound tourism are positive and significant in the eastern/northeastern region but negative in the western region. In general, these findings provide insights into the importance of interregional tourism policies and strategies for inbound tourism development in China.

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Urban–rural income disparity and inbound tourism: Spatial evidence from China

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“…It is important to recognise that several authors draw attention to the number of small tourism businesses that operate informally in developing countries (King & Dinkoksung, 2014;Rogerson, 2014). By this, they are usually referring to the production of illicit goods and services that do not conform to fiscal (tax) and other regulations.…”

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“You know that's a rip-off”: policies and practices surrounding micro-enterprises and poverty alleviation in South African township tourism

Koens

Thomas

2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Supporting the development of small tourism businesses has been seen by policymakers as a valuable means of alleviating poverty in South African townships.This perspective has been endorsed by several 'responsible' tourism businesses and academics. Following a review of the literature, this paper reports the findings of an empirical study that examined the practices of micro-business owners and the factors that shape their behaviour in two South African townships. In spite of significant visitor numbers, it finds that their narrow social networks and the imbalances of power between them and intermediaries such as travel agencies and tour operators prevent them from developing their businesses and sharing in the material gains that become available because of tourism. This analysis has important implications for local policy-makers and those advocating responsible tourism. For the former, it suggests a cessation of current initiatives in favour of greater regulation and alternative forms of investment. For the latter, it implies the need to reassess the utility of advocating responsible tourism to consumers in a context where they do not understand the dynamics which fashion what is on offer or the full implications of their choices.

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“…In the case of Sri Lanka, communitybased tourism, ecotourism and other alternative tourism are perceived to bring high spending tourists and Sri Lanka focuses on this special interest tourist segment [Kamble and Bouchon, 2014]. Pro-poor sustainable tourism is one of the focused strategies in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) including Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Yunnan Province of China [ADB, 2011] and are studied well in literature [Hummel, Gujadhur, and Ritsma, 2012;King and Dinkoksung, 2013;Theerapappisit, 2009]. …”

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Sustainable Tourism in Asia — Current Situation, Trends, and Existing Practices

Kaiwa¹

2017

Sustainable Asia

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Ban Pa-Ao, pro-poor tourism and uneven development

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

Urban–rural income disparity and inbound tourism: Spatial evidence from China

Urban–rural income disparity and inbound tourism: Spatial evidence from China

“You know that's a rip-off”: policies and practices surrounding micro-enterprises and poverty alleviation in South African township tourism

Sustainable Tourism in Asia — Current Situation, Trends, and Existing Practices

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