Tourism policy and development in China is both administered by its highly hierarchical
government structure, which has been argued as a well-established process of …

This chapter reviews and compares the roles of local and central government in developing
tourism in China by examining policies and media appraisals of those policies. It was found …

The understanding of tourism policy-making and implementation is important due to the
multi-faceted nature of tourism and the complexity in inter-organizational relations and …

This study examines the patterns and processes of policy making involved in tourism
development and management for the major tourism city of Hangzhou in China. It is …

Thirty years of formulating and publishing Tourism Law in China have proven to be
particularly successful. Publishing Tourism Law is a critical element of Chinese tourism …

This paper reports on a study of the key players and institutional processes involved in
national policy-making for China's tourism sector since 1978. Using the concepts of 'policy …

Starting from the multi-dimensional analysis of the 379 tourism policy documents issued by
Central Government and related departments and ministries from 1949 to 2013, this article …

The effective operation of the tourism industry depends on the complexity and diversity of
human social, political, economic and institutional arrangements it must interact with. In this …

The central government in a highly centralized state, such as China, normally dominates the
legitimation, policy-making, and agenda-setting in its key social actions. This study uses a …

As one of the provinces of central China, Hunan has a population of 64.3 million (more than
most European countries or US states), consisting of 42 nationalities and a territory of …