00556nam a2200085Ia 4500100001700000245006500017260000900082520036100091583001800452  aRamsey, Doug  aTourism as a development strategy in Belize, Central America  c2008  aFocuses on tourism development in Belize where in a short period of time the national government has shifted from virtually ignoring tourism to making it a national priority for economic development.  Sees tourism as one means for economic development, but one that will be reliant on policy and economic initiatives that are external to local communities.  c6/18/08kJOYD