Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak

Pro-poor tourism is recognised as an effective socio-economic tool in Sarawak, Malaysia. Therefore, this study examines the impact of tourism development (local economy development, tourism entrepreneurial activity, tourism employment generation, capacity building, stakeholders' support, commu...

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Main Author:	Komathi, Wasudawan
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	HB Economic Theory
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31744/1/Komathi%20Wasudawan.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31744/4/Komathi.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.317442023-06-14T02:36:17Z Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak 2018 Komathi, Wasudawan HB Economic Theory Pro-poor tourism is recognised as an effective socio-economic tool in Sarawak, Malaysia. Therefore, this study examines the impact of tourism development (local economy development, tourism entrepreneurial activity, tourism employment generation, capacity building, stakeholders' support, community participation, infrastructure development, rural culture, cultural attraction, rural environment and environmental conservation) on poverty alleviation. The study also measures the moderator effect oftourism resources (i.e., cultural, nature, wildlife, rural and physical) between tourism development and poverty alleviation. A quantitative primary data from individuals from tourism channels is generated. The SmartPLS 3.0 (M3) and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 are used to analyse the primary data from 520 respondents. A total of 22 hypotheses are tested in the study, however 10 of the hypotheses show positive results. Based on the effect size, poverty alleviation can be achieved with local economic development and stakeholders' support. In addition, an equal distribution oftourism resources among the stakeholders, locally managed tourism businesses, increasing in capacity building and preserving nature and culture could balance the socio-economic livelihood. Future research in Sri Aman, Sibu, Limbang, Kapit and Mukah is highly recommended. These five divisions in Sarawak have potential for sustainable tourism development and pro-poor tourism. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2018 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31744/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31744/1/Komathi%20Wasudawan.pdf text en public http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31744/4/Komathi.pdf text en validuser phd doctoral Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Economics and Business
institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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language	English English
topic	HB Economic Theory
spellingShingle	HB Economic Theory Komathi, Wasudawan Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak
description	Pro-poor tourism is recognised as an effective socio-economic tool in Sarawak, Malaysia. Therefore, this study examines the impact of tourism development (local economy development, tourism entrepreneurial activity, tourism employment generation, capacity building, stakeholders' support, community participation, infrastructure development, rural culture, cultural attraction, rural environment and environmental conservation) on poverty alleviation. The study also measures the moderator effect oftourism resources (i.e., cultural, nature, wildlife, rural and physical) between tourism development and poverty alleviation. A quantitative primary data from individuals from tourism channels is generated. The SmartPLS 3.0 (M3) and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 are used to analyse the primary data from 520 respondents. A total of 22 hypotheses are tested in the study, however 10 of the hypotheses show positive results. Based on the effect size, poverty alleviation can be achieved with local economic development and stakeholders' support. In addition, an equal distribution oftourism resources among the stakeholders, locally managed tourism businesses, increasing in capacity building and preserving nature and culture could balance the socio-economic livelihood. Future research in Sri Aman, Sibu, Limbang, Kapit and Mukah is highly recommended. These five divisions in Sarawak have potential for sustainable tourism development and pro-poor tourism.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Komathi, Wasudawan
author_facet	Komathi, Wasudawan
author_sort	Komathi, Wasudawan
title	Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak
title_short	Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak
title_full	Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak
title_fullStr	Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed	Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak
title_sort	tourism development and socio-economics enhancement of communities in sarawak
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
granting_department	Faculty of Economics and Business
publishDate	2018
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31744/1/Komathi%20Wasudawan.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31744/4/Komathi.pdf
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Tourism Development and Socio-Economics Enhancement of Communities in Sarawak

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