The concept of tourism led socio-economic developemnt in not new or peculiar to South Africa, and international experience and best practise are being assessed as part of the SDI Policy Programme (Agri-tourism SDI's).
Reference:
de Beer, G., Wheeller, B. 1997-08. Some International Perspectives on Tourism Led Socio-Economic Development. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 97/010. University of Cape Town.
de Beer, G., & Wheeller, B. (1997). Some International Perspectives on Tourism Led Socio-Economic Development (Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 97/010). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7253
de Beer, Geoff, and Brian Wheeller Some International Perspectives on Tourism Led Socio-Economic Development. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 97/010. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7253
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