Political economy of the Namibian tourism sector: addressing post-apartheid inequality through increasing indigenous ownership

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Title:	Political economy of the Namibian tourism sector: addressing post-apartheid inequality through increasing indigenous ownership
Author:	Jänis, Julia
Year:	2014
Periodical:	Review of African Political Economy (ISSN 0305-6244)
Volume:	41
Issue:	140
Pages:	185-200
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Namibia
Subjects:	tourism race relations empowerment community-based tourism
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2013.872614
Abstract:	Tourism is regarded as one of Namibia's key economic sectors that can diversify the economy and create employment, but due to the apartheid legacy the sector is highly dominated by the white minority. Current efforts to increase the share of indigenous ownership include Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Community-Based Tourism (CBT). This article analyses the challenges involved in promoting BEE and CBT through research material gathered in sixteen Namibian tourism enterprises in 2006-2008. The challenges are related to the prevailing inequality and racial prejudices in Namibia, and to the nature of tourism as an economic sector that requires special skills and experience. Bibliogr., notes, sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]