| Pro-poor tourism should increase the benefits of the tourism industry for poor people. It is a term increasingly used by several development agencies, but what does it mean in practice? This issue of id21 insights looks at how pro-poor tourism has developed and explores some myths and misconceptions that have arisen around this term. Articles in this issue are: - Can the private sector mainstream pro-poor tourism?
- Black Economic Empowerment: The South African approach
- Government support in Lao PDR: How effective is it?
- Linkages and leakages Local supply and imports
- Can all-inclusive tourism be pro-poor?
- Community-based tourism Failing to deliver?
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