This is more pronounced in underdeveloped areas and especially if the whole country is underdeveloped -- people can't exactly move away to an area with a differ

This is more pronounced in underdeveloped areas and especially if the whole country is underdeveloped -- people can't exactly move away to an area with a different major economic force, because all other forces are dwarfed. See this article [0] for more elaboration. [0] http://unevenearth.org/2017/04/is-tourism-a-poverty-trap/ http://unevenearth.org/2017/04/is-tourism-a-poverty-trap/