Best practice model for community capacity-building: A case study of community-based tourism enterprises in Kenya
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Introduction The tourism industry in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is projected to grow at an average rate of 5%, one of the highest rates globally (UNWTO, 2006). Despite this phenomenal projection, benefits accruing from the tourism industry have failed to translate to significant socio-economic development especially at the local levels and the involvement of local communities has been minimal (Khan, 1997; Tosun, 2000: Manyara, Geoffrey Manyara and Eleri Jones
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