The impact of tourism on poverty in South Africa

Melville Saayman, Riaan Rossouw and Waldo Krugell

Development Southern Africa, 2012, vol. 29, issue 3, 462-487

Abstract: This paper evaluates the potential impact of tourism on poverty in South Africa on the basis of recent survey data on international tourism spending patterns. It looks at three scenarios, using an applied general equilibrium model. The main finding is that the poor benefit very little in the short term from additional tourism income. A further finding is that domestic and international tourist expenditure affect the economy differently; both markets are therefore important. In essence, the research confirms that tourism receipts can be used as a tool to alleviate poverty, but in South Africa this must be supported by policies that focus on the labour market and human resource development.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.706041

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