Pro Poor and Community Based Tourism: Case Study of an Investigation into PPT and CBT in Les Village, Bali

This paper presents the case study of an attempt to introduce tourism as a tool to alleviate poverty in a Balinese village. Despite a positive feasibility study in 2011, tourism has failed to develop. The case study describes the series of events which occurred before, during and after the feasibility study. It then reviews these events in light of themes uncovered during an extensive literature review of Pro-poor and Community-Based Tourism. The study concludes that that the failure to implement tourism can be in large part attributed to a combination of lack of leadership, lack of community participation, and failure to address power imbalances. These have led to disempowerment of the community on multiple levels

Trends in improved security measures - reducing armed robberies in pharmacies

The overall aim of this study was to examine factors that have contributed to a decrease in hold-ups with particular reference primarily to pharmacies and secondly to other target groups such as convenience stores and bottle shops. The study identified a number of differences between the characteristics of pharmacies that were robbed and those not robbed including: location, staff working alone, visibility into the store and longer trading hours. The Pharmacy Guild will use the findings to assist their members to develop effective risk mitigation strategies

Pro Poor and Community Based Tourism: Case Study of an Investigation into PPT and CBT in Les Village, Bali

This paper presents the case study of an attempt to introduce tourism as a tool to alleviate poverty in a Balinese village. Despite a positive feasibility study in 2011, tourism has failed to develop. The case study describes the series of events which occurred before, during and after the feasibility study. It then reviews these events in light of themes uncovered during an extensive literature review of Pro-poor and Community-Based Tourism. The study concludes that that the failure to implement tourism can be in large part attributed to a combination of lack of leadership, lack of community participation, and failure to address power imbalances. These have led to disempowerment of the community on multiple levels