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This issue of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Tourism Review offers analysis and insight into the experiences of selected member countries in addressing issues of...

It is widely recognized that the tourism industry is making a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of many countries in the Asian and Pacific region. To facilitate the...

It is now recognized that tourism can contribute to poverty alleviation through job creation and productive employment. Tax revenue derived from tourism activities can be used to improve education...

This study examines current trends in tourism and agriculture in Caribbean countries and the strategy for linking them in order to facilitate their future development. Increased linkage between...

The experiences and challenges for Ecotourism in ten pacific Island countries are discussed in this book. The publication also takes a look at general issues concerning Ecotourism in Island Developing...

One of the newest and most difficult challenges for Asian countries relates to how Asian people’s cultural and religious heritage could be linked to tourism development. Based on the findings of an...

This document gives a general regional overview of Caribbean economies in 2006, based on preliminary data and focused on the CARICOM economies, with the exception of Haiti. It contains individual...

The purpose of this study is to take stock of the regulatory coordination among the NAFTA economies on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and to identify ways to move forward to advance market...

This paper explores the important link between nutrition, gender and poverty in the Caribbean Sun region. The paper illustrates the central role that women play in the nutrition of their children and...

This paper examines the events that led the global economy to the current crisis. It starts by looking at the current debate about the causes of this crisis, listing the elements most explanations...

The aim of this document is to present an analysis of debt by using a consistent stock-flow model and to apply it to the Caribbean case. The document is divided into four sections presenting the facts...

The publication contains a study of population ageing in Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago While the Caribbean is still characterized by a...

The current episode (2007-09) may well be the first time since Latin America gained its independence in the early 1800s that a major economic contraction and financial calamity in the industrialized...

The paper presents an overview of definitions and concepts applied by the United Nations and further describes different concepts and methodologies that are available to quantify and measure...

Health care migration is a large and global business. Recruitment is decentralized, involves both public and private sector entrepreneurs, and is difficult to regulate. The countries of the Western...

The impact of crime and violence on the social, economic and political development of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean is well documented. The paper begins with definitions and...

The May 2006 floods in Suriname were a devastating blow for the affected population’s capacity to make a living. This assessment of the socio-economic impact of the floods makes use of the Sustainable...

The survey provides specific information from the sample of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Caribbean firms for creating a detailed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) database. It captures...

A number of countries in Asia and the Pacific consider tourism to be an important vehicle for economic and social development. In order to sustain tourism, it is necessary for countries to address...