Residents’ social capital in rural tourism development: Guanxi in housing demolition

Authors: Dai, M., Fan, D.X.F., Wang, R., Ou, Y. and Ma, X.

Journal: Journal of Destination Marketing and Management

Volume: 22

ISSN: 2212-571X

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100663

Abstract:

Social capital plays an essential role in the early stage of rural tourism development. Taking the family as the research unit, this study applied social capital theory to examine how guanxi serves residents' interests in negotiations during housing demolition. Nonparticipant observations and in-depth interviews were conducted to identify the utility and essence of guanxi during housing demolition for rural tourism development in a Chinese village. The results show that guanxi, as a kind of social capital, plays an important role in rural tourism development, and that the internal mechanism through which guanxi exerts its utility is ‘guanxi - power - interest.’ The study offers important theoretical and practical implications for both governments and tourism developers which benefits the destination management.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36093/

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Residents' social capital in rural tourism development:<i> Guanxi</i> in housing demolition

Authors: Dai, M., Fan, D.X.F., Wang, R., Ou, Y. and Ma, X.

Journal: JOURNAL OF DESTINATION MARKETING & MANAGEMENT

Volume: 22

eISSN: 2212-5752

ISSN: 2212-571X

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100663

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36093/

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Residents’ social capital in rural tourism development: Guanxi in housing demolition

Authors: Dai, M., Fan, X., Wang, R., Ou, Y. and Ma, X.

Journal: Journal of Destination Marketing & Management

Publisher: Elsevier

ISSN: 2212-571X

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36093/

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Residents’ social capital in rural tourism development: Guanxi in housing demolition

Authors: Dai, M., Fan, X., Wang, R., Ou, Y. and Ma, X.

Journal: Journal of Destination Marketing & Management

Volume: 22

Issue: December

ISSN: 2212-571X

Abstract:

Social capital plays an essential role in the early stage of rural tourism development.

Taking the family as the research unit, this study applied social capital theory to examine how guanxi serves residents’ interests in negotiations during housing demolition. Nonparticipant observations and in-depth interviews were conducted to identify the utility and essence of guanxi during housing demolition for rural tourism development in a Chinese village. The results show that guanxi, as a kind of social capital, plays an important role in rural tourism development, and that the internal mechanism through which guanxi exerts its utility is ‘guanxi - power - interest.’ The study offers important theoretical and practical implications for both governments and tourism developers which benefits the destination management

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36093/

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