Tourism and China's development : policies, regional economic growth and ecotourism / Julie Jie Wen, Clement A. Tisdell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wen, Julie Jie.

Contributor:

Tisdell, C. A. (Clement Allan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Government policy--China.

Tourism.

Tourism--China.

Ecotourism--China.

Ecotourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

China's continuing economic reforms since 1978 have substantially altered its economic structure, expanding the service sector, including the tourist industry. The reforms have resulted in spectacular economic growth and a boom in tourism development. But China's economic growth has been very uneven regionally and has been cause for political concern. The ability of tourism to counteract this uneven development and promote regionally decentralised development is therefore of special interest as is the sustainability of regional tourism, which often depends on nature conservation and the presen

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 Tourism, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 China and the Global Development of Tourism; 1.3 Tourism Development as a Response to Economic Growth; 1.4 Tourism Development as a Contributor to Economic Growth; According to Liu (1998: 27):; 1.5 Expansion of Tourism and the Achievement of Sustainable Development; 1.6 The Nature and Scope of this Study; Chapter 2 Tourism Development and Changing Policies in China: An Overview; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Policy Changes and the Administration of Tourism in China

2.2.1 Tourism before 1978 in China2.2.2 Encouragement of international tourism in China since 1978; 2.2.3 The administration of tourism in China; 2.3 Features of the Growth of Inbound Tourism to China; 2.3.1 Overall growth of inbound tourism to China; 2.3.2 Observations on tourism growth to China; 2.3.3 Statistical trends in inbound tourism; 2.4 An Analysis of the Composition of China's Inbound Tourism; 2.4.1 Market segmentation of inbound tourists to China; 2.4.2 Change in the number of foreigners visiting China

2.4.3 Comparison of growth rates for number of compatriots and foreigners visiting China2.4.4 Composition of foreign arrivals in China; 2.5 Growth of China's Domestic Tourism Industry; 2.5.1 Basic data and trends with inbound tourism comparisons; 2.5.2 Relative composition of all tourism in China; 2.5.3 Growth rate of domestic tourism compared to inbound and their volatility; 2.5.4 Caution needed in projecting trends; 2.6 Notes on Outbound Tourism from China; 2.7 Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Tourism, Especially Ecotourism, in China; 2.8 Concluding Comments

Chapter 3 Regional Economic Disparity and Tourism Development: Theories and the Chinese Case3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theories of Regional Development and Inequality: An Overview; 3.2.1 Inverted-U paradigm and balanced development; 3.2.2 Unbalanced economic development across regions; 3.3 Regional Income Inequality in China: History and Current Situation; 3.3.1 Income inequality between 1949 and 1978 in China; 3.3.2 Income inequality since 1978; 3.4 Inequality Between Coastal and Inland Areas; 3.4.1 Growing income disparity between the coastal and inland areas

3.4.2 Principal reasons for the expanding disparity between coastal and inland China3.5 Does Regional Inequality Need to be Considered for Policy Purposes?; 3.6 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 4 Spatial Distribution of Tourism in China: Its Nature, Determinants and Consequences; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Distribution of Demand-Side Factors in China's International Tourism; 4.3 Distribution of Supply-Side Tourism Factors in China; 4.4 Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient Analysis; 4.4.1 More sophisticated methods; 4.4.2 Lorenz curve analysis; 4.4.3 Gini coefficient

4.5 Regression Analysis of Factors Affecting the Spatial Distribution of Tourism

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-359) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789814340670

9814340677