Poverty Reduction, the Private Sector, and Tourism in Mainland Southeast Asia

Focuses on the role of the private sector in poverty reduction in mainland Southeast AsiaIncludes case studies and interviews with workers in the tourism industry
Provides brief descriptions of history and the economic environment of each country that is covered

Autorentext
Scott Hipsher is a member of the editorial review board of the Jorunal of Asian Business Studies. He has lived, worked and traveled throughout Southeast Asia for approximately 20 years while working in the private sector, NGOs and academia.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Economic development.- 3. Economic development and poverty reduction in Asia.- 4. Role of tourism in economic development.- 5. Mainland Southeast Asia.- 6. Cambodia.- 7. Laos.- 8. Myanmar.- 9. Thailand.- 10. Vietnam.- 11. Yunnan (China).- 12. Ethnic Minorities in Mainland Southeast Asia.- 13. Changing nature of tourism.