The economics of tourism and the reduction of poverty and inequality in Brazil: the role of the State

Authors

  • Milene Takasago Universidade de Brasília; Centro de Excelência em Turismo
  • Maria de Loudes R. Mollo Universidade de Brasília; Departamento de Economia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v19i2p307-329

Keywords:

tourism, tourism economics, poverty relief.

Abstract

This paper analyses the potential of tourism to alleviate poverty and the role of government to reach this objective. First it describes the tourism economic activity in Brazil, emphasizing the possibilities of employment and income creation. Second, it simulates some impacts of chocks on domestic demand of tourism on the income of the poor people, to discuss the difficulties and caution needed when proposing policies to alleviate poverty and to reduce income inequalities by tourism development.

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Author Biographies

  • Milene Takasago, Universidade de Brasília; Centro de Excelência em Turismo
    Dutoranda e pesquisadora do Centro de Excelência em Turismo da UnB.
  • Maria de Loudes R. Mollo, Universidade de Brasília; Departamento de Economia
    Professora do Departamento de Economia da Universidade de Brasília e pesquisadora do Centro de Excelência em Turismo da UnB.

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Published

2008-08-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Articles

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Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), allowing the sharing of the work with recognition of its authorship and initial publication in RTA. 

How to Cite

TAKASAGO, Milene; MOLLO, Maria de Loudes R. The economics of tourism and the reduction of poverty and inequality in Brazil: the role of the State. Revista Turismo em Análise, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 19, n. 2, p. 307–329, 2008. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v19i2p307-329. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/rta/article/view/14156.. Acesso em: 18 feb. 2025.