Volunteer tourism may not be as good as it seems

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Butcher, J. 2012. Volunteer tourism may not be as good as it seems. in: Singh, T. (ed.) Critical Debates in Tourism Bristol Channel View. pp. 159-160

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Authors	Butcher, J.
Editors	Singh, T.
Abstract	This article argues that the benefits of volunteer tourism are overstated.
Page range	159-160
Year	2012
Book title	Critical Debates in Tourism
Publisher	Channel View
Output status	Published
Place of publication	Bristol
Series	Aspects of Tourism
ISBN	9781845413422
Print	2012
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Deposited	06 Dec 2013

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