Abstract
In current China’s rural development, sustainable discourses are used by decision-makers at all levels in order to create a viable ecological system and sustainable growth in rural areas, under the pressure of urbanization. Through a case study of a rural sustainable tourism planning project in China, this study examines the interweaving political and economic initiatives behind the tourism planning decision-making, in particular, through the discussion of political cadres’ discourses and social actions with the application of Jessop’s Strategic-Relational Approach (SRA). The result indicates the dual-relationship between structural constraints from the state and strategic responses from local level political cadres result in the decision-making in rural tourism development. The study of these political cadres at different levels also help to overview the rural tourism governance and power relationship in tourism planning.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 657-674 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Tourism Planning and Development |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Nov 2019 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Free Keywords
- China
- Political economy
- rural tourism
- strategic-relational approach
- sustainable development
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Development
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
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