Poverty Reduction, the Private Sector, and Tourism in Mainland Southeast Asia, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017

This book explores the issue of poverty reduction within mainland Southeast Asia with a specific focus on the impact of the private sector and tourism. Covering Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan, the book discusses how success in poverty reduction has come about largely through innovation in the private sector, foreign investment and the move toward more market based economic policies as opposed to foreign aid, or interventions by international development programs, to reduce poverty in the region.

1. Introduction.- 2. Economic development.- 3. Economic development and poverty reduction in Asia.- 4. Role of tourism in economic development.- 5. Mainland Southeast Asia.- 6. Cambodia.- 7. Laos.- 8. Myanmar.- 9. Thailand.- 10. Vietnam.- 11. Yunnan (China).- 12. Ethnic Minorities in Mainland Southeast Asia.- 13. Changing nature of tourism.

Scott Hipsher is a member of the editorial review board of the Jorunal of Asian Business Studies. He has lived, worked and traveled throughout Southeast Asia for approximately 20 years while working in the private sector, NGOs and academia. 

Focuses on the role of the private sector in poverty reduction in mainland Southeast Asia Includes case studies and interviews with workers in the tourism industry Provides brief descriptions of history and the economic environment of each country that is covered