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not possible, increases in the paid employment of women, as a conséquence of the
politicai upheavals, have not been as dramatic as some commentators have
suggested. The rôle of organised labour and the co-operative movement in the
recovery, has been recognised as significant. What has been less commented on is
the homogenised goals in the Greek-Cypriot community which followed Turkish
intervention; the dissolving of a "civil war in miniature, which was stopped only by
the invasion by Turkey." 94 The rôle of a formai consultative process, inherent in the
planning process, came into its own following the disruption of war. When growth
returned, as it rapidly did, the Greek-Cypriot labour force had to adapt to work in a
différent economy, with new sector and sub-sectors looking increasingly significant.
Tertiary developments; re-establishing tourism and attempts to relinquish its
dominance
The deliberate promotion of tourism in Cyprus only dates back to the i960's, so it
should corne as no surprise that at the turn of the century, this leased Ottoman
Province had only 10 hôtels offering basic accommodation. By the time of the 1946
Census, 173 innkeepers and managers registered the hôtel trade as their profession.
The 1946 development report pointed out the...
...disadvantages of the island from the point of view of the visitor trade are
the inconveniences of communication by sea and air, its remoteness from
the beaten track of the large passenger steamship lines, its lack of properly
organised road transport services, the limited accommodation available in
hôtels, summer cottages and camps and the poor quality of its places of
entertainment. 95
94 Loizos 1981. op. cit., p. 132, see also pp. 54-62.
95 Goverament of Cyprus, 1946. A Ten-Year Programme of Development for Cyprus. Nicosia: Govt.
Printing Office, p.96.
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