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The role of global south volunteer NGOS in home-stay arrangements in Ghana: the parallel of Simmel’s mediator hypothesis?

Elizabeth AgyeiwaahSchool of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Esi Akyere MensahFaculty of IT Business, Ghana Technology University College, Accra, Ghana
Pages 93-95 | Received 21 Nov 2015, Accepted 22 Oct 2016, Published online: 14 Nov 2016

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