Government Roles in Stimulating Tourism Development: A Case from Guangxi, China

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471-487

  Qin, Qun ^a,b   Wall, Geoffrey ^b   Liu, Xiaohang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; government; heritage tourism; Yangshuo

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HERITAGE TOURISM; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EID: 84859098840     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2011.597573     Document Type: Article

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