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Achieving Sustainable Community-Based Tourism in Rural Myanmar: The Case of River Ayeyarwaddy Dolphin Tourism

By: John Walsh and  Khin Kyi Zin  
Open Access
|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2019-0022 | Journal eISSN: 1849-1162 | Journal ISSN: 1331-5609
Language: English
Page range: 95 - 109
Published on: Dec 16, 2019
Published by: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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