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Ethiopia - In Makeda's Footsteps : Towards a Strategy for Pro-Poor Tourism Development

World Bank - 2012

The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) has set in train an initiative to develop the tourism sector in Ethiopia. This study … identified that tourism generated approximately US$ 132 million in in country expenditure revenue from a base of about 150 … characteristics and based on this suggests a strategy of focusing on the development of leisure tourism, identifying this as the …

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Guizhou Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project : Cultural Heritage Tourism Strategic Overview

World Bank - 2013

In June 2006, the Guizhou Tourism Administration's Guizhou Provincial Rural Tourism Development Plan was approved by … the National Tourism Administration of The People's Republic of China (CNTA). This plan provides official strategic … guidance for the development of the rural tourism sector and identifies around 160 villages for development. The proposals for …

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Regional subsidies and industrial prospects of lagging regions

Lall, Somik V. - 2006

"Large and sustained differences in economic performance across regions of developing countries have long provided motivation for fiscal incentives designed to encourage firm entry in lagging areas. But empirical evidence in support of these policies has been weak at best. The authors undertake...

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Aden - Commercial Capital of Yemen : Local Economic Development Strategy

World Bank - 2013

future growth of the maritime, hospitality and tourism, and manufacturing industries in the governorate. Finally, the …

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City Development Strategy and City Assistance Programme : Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Volume 1

World Bank - 2013

stresses the need to develop the valley as administrative, cultural and tourism center. The strategy to move towards that …

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City Development Strategy and City Assistance Programme : Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Volume 2

World Bank - 2013

stresses the need to develop the valley as administrative, cultural and tourism center. The strategy to move towards that …

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Ukraine : Moving Forward on Regional Development and Regional Policy

World Bank - 2013

The report considers the evolving experience in Ukraine, and looks at lessons from other countries in order to spur thinking about how best to move forward in the development of regional policy. In the context of a transition economy, accurately measuring the changes that are underway is...

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Poland : Directions in Regional Policy

World Bank - 2013

Poland along with seven other Central European and Baltic countries, joined the European Union (EU) on May 1, 2004. This was a historical event, marking the country's final reintegration with the rest of Europe, and the importance of this from a geopolitical point of view is undeniable. For...

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Foreign informational lobbying can enhance tourism : evidence from the Caribbean

Gawande, Kishore S. - 2009

and private sector principals frequently and intensively use this institutional channel to lobby on trade and tourism … of Caribbean tourism, and suggests the potential for using foreign lobbying as a vehicle for development. Panel data are …

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Weather and climate services in Europe and Central Asia : a regional review

2008

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