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Tourism Planning & Development Volume 8, 2011 - Issue 3: THE CHANGING PARADIGMS OF TOURISM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PLACING THE POOR FIRST—TROJAN HORSE OR REAL HOPE?
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Tourism and Poverty Reduction: An Interpretation by the Poor of Elmina, Ghana

Andrew Holden University of Bedfordshire, Putteridge, Bury Hitchin Road, Luton, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joel Sonne Ministry of Tourism and Diasporic Relations, Accra, Ghana
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Marina Novelli Centre for Tourism Policy Studies, School of Service Management, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK
Pages 317-334 | Published online: 20 Sep 2011

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