Nasycenie gospodarki turystyką a poziom rozwoju społeczno-ekonomicznego w małych rozwijających się państwach wyspiarskich
Tourism Penetration and the Socio-Economic Development Level of Small Island Developing States

Summary/Abstract: The aim of article is an analysis of tourism penetration and the socio-economic development level of 29 small island developing states (SIDS). The tourism penetration was measured by Tourism Penetration Index (TPI) which is divided into three aspects of tourism impacts: economic, social, and special. The level of socio-economic development was assessed with the use of Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross national income (GNI) per capita. The analysis shows that economies with high and medium tourism penetration were on the highest economic development level. The research results shows that “tourism monoculture” from the economic point of view can have positive aspects.

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