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TOURISM’S CONTRIBUTION TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE FROM ZIMBABWE

European Journal of Social Sciences Studies

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Title TOURISM’S CONTRIBUTION TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE FROM ZIMBABWE
 
Creator Sibanda, Sipho
Ndlovu, Christopher
 
Subject community participation; tourism impacts; poverty alleviation
 
Description Taking a micro-level approach, this study questions whether the positive impacts of tourism often claimed at the macro level do indeed trickle down to the grassroots level to  lift local people out of poverty. A case study of the local community in Victoria Falls urban area compares the perspectives of local residents and key decision-makers in the community. The extent to which tourism development has affected seven signifiers of poverty alleviation are examined: accessibility improvement (transport and communication), prices of goods and services, entrepreneurial training, income-generating projects, employment opportunities, general quality of life and household income. Most of the local community felt tourism development is having a positive impact and contributing to poverty alleviation, especially in terms of improving local facilities. However, there are variations, with entrepreneurial training and the prices of goods and services.  Article visualizations:
 
Publisher European Journal of Social Sciences Studies
 
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Date 2017-06-22
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/article/view/124
 
Source European Journal of Social Sciences Studies; Volume 2, Issue 5, 2017
2501-8590
2501-8590
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/article/view/124/363
https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/article/view/124/364
https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/article/view/124/365
 
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