Tourism The Opportunity Cost Of Poverty Alleviation

There are many ways of utilizing economy resources. The conception of opportunity cost, which is not apparent and different from that in terms of accounting, indicates that any way is at the cost of another one. Each decision is the result of balancing the gain and the loss, comparing the advantages and disadvantages. Pro-poor tourism definitely can not be excluded from this law. With the development of tourism industry and the improvement of life status in poor regions where the vitality is activated by tourism, more and more poor areas follow suit without any deep consideration. It is a pity that many directors in charge omit the fundamental law. So that many blindly settled pro-poor tourism projects do not satisfy or even fail. To avoid such situation, the author anal size pro-poor tourism with the concept of opportunity cost threading all through the thesis. And the put forward several suggestions involving reform of poverty alleviation system.