A flood of ideas and proposals on the shape and selection of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has begun to rise since 2012. This article looks at some of them, trying to understand which kind of “boundary work” between science and policy is done here. Starting with a reflection on the...

Tourism has over the past decades turned into a core activity for accelerated growth. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of tourism in the economy of Aruba. More specifically, this investigation attempts to answer the following questions: (1) is there is a long-run equilibrium...

Replaced with revised version of paper 09/10/07.

See also the article 'Tourism and Long-run Economic Growth in Aruba' in the <I>International Journal of Tourism Research (2014). Volume 16, issue 5, pages 472-487.<P> Tourism has over the past decades turned into a core activity for accelerated growth. The purpose of this study is to determine the...</p></i>

The literature on tourism development has focused on a one dimensional relationship between tourism development and quality of life. The impact of shock events on the relationship tourism development and quality of life seems ignored. Rather less attention has been paid to the multi-dimensional...

Tourism has over the past decades turned into a core activity for accelerated growth. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of tourism in the economy of Aruba. More specifically, this investigation attempts to answer the following questions: (1) Is there is a long-run equilibrium...