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The economic potential of tourism in Tanzania

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Josaphat Kweka (Economic and Social Research Foundation, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania)
Oliver Morrissey (CREDIT, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK)
Adam Blake (Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute, Nottingham University Business School, Nottingham, UK)

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For sub-Saharan African countries with few evident opportunities to diversify export earnings away from primary commodities, tourism has emerged as an option to contribute to economic growth. This study uses input-output analysis to estimate the economic impact of tourism and assesses its potential contribution for the Tanzanian economy. The results show that tourism has a significant impact on output and incomes, especially taking into account the strong inter-sector linkage effects, although this has not been translated into corresponding employment gains. The tourism sector also contributes to tax revenue and foreign exchange earnings. Overall, tourism is shown to make a significant economic contribution. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Article provided by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. in its journal Journal of International Development.

Volume (Year): 15 (2003)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 335-351
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  1. Josaphat Kweka, . "Trade Policy and Transport Costs in Tanzania," Discussion Papers 06/10, University of Nottingham, CREDIT. [Downloadable!]
  2. Nishaal Gooroochurn & Aoife Hanley, 2005. "Spillover effects in long-haul visitors between two regions," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 39(6), pages 727-738, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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