 Tourism and local welfare: A multilevel analysis in Nepal’s protected areasMarie-Eve Yergeau World Development, 2020, vol. 127, issue C Abstract: While environmental conservation is sometimes criticized for limiting the sources of income for the poorest populations, tourism in protected areas is often viewed in the literature as a mechanism that helps to increase local welfare and reduce poverty in developing countries. However, there are still few quantitative studies assessing how nature-based tourism is directly linked with welfare. In this article, we examine the relationships between: (1) tourism and the monetary welfare of local populations in Nepal’s protected areas and (2) self-reporting being constrained in the use of natural resources, and the welfare of the same population. We develop a two-level hierarchical linear model to take into account the database structure. We estimate that households involved in a self-employed occupation directly linked to tourism are associated with a significantly higher consumption compared with non-involved households. In addition, results suggest that tourism may generate positive externalities on the community’s welfare. We conclude that tourism development in Nepal’s protected areas should be included in a broader sustainable development agenda. Keywords: Welfare; Protected area; Tourism; Multilevel model (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:127:y:2020:i:c:s0305750x19303936 DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104744 Access Statistics for this article World Development is currently edited by O. T. Coomes More articles in World Development from Elsevier |
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