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Assessing tourism's cost and benefits: a regional perspective

By:

Bissember, Enid E

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [The author] [Georgetown]GY 1993Description: [2],31 leavesAction note:

3/7/00 M2LMGR

Summary: Looks at the tourist industry in CARICOM, paying special attention to the cost and benefits. Recognizes that tourism is or can be a major catalyst for economic and social development in that it can generate jobs; provide hard currency foreign exchange; generate taxes and other direct and indirect revenues; stimulate activity in key sectors; foster foreign and local investment and capital formation. Indicates that an expanding tourist industry can incur economic, social and environmental costs. Highlights tourism development in Guyana.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Monograph	CARICOM Documentation Centre	09.04.05 B623 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000000011560

Looks at the tourist industry in CARICOM, paying special attention to the cost and benefits. Recognizes that tourism is or can be a major catalyst for economic and social development in that it can generate jobs; provide hard currency foreign exchange; generate taxes and other direct and indirect revenues; stimulate activity in key sectors; foster foreign and local investment and capital formation. Indicates that an expanding tourist industry can incur economic, social and environmental costs. Highlights tourism development in Guyana.

3/7/00 M2LMGR

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