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

• Main Author: Hipsher, Scott (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Tourism.; Management.; Development economics.; Asia > Economic conditions.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Tourism Management.; Development Aid.; Asian Economics.; Political Economy/Economic Policy.

This book explores the issue of poverty reduction within mainland Southeast Asia with a specific focus on the impact of the private sector and tourism. Covering Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan, the book discusses how success in poverty reduction has come about largely through...

Table of Contents:

• 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.