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BOATING ON THE SEA OF GRASS: WESTERN DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM, AND ELITE CAPTURE IN GUIZHOU, CHINA

BOATING ON THE SEA OF GRASS: WESTERN DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM, AND ELITE CAPTURE IN GUIZHOU, CHINA Abstract Transportation infrastructure in Guizhou, improved through the Western Development Project, has facilitated the development of “ecotourism” around Caohai Lake, offering opportunities for both state agencies and local communities to capitalize on new activities. Competition between the local state and lakeside communities over the profits from ecotourism has come to a head as the state has claimed jurisdiction over tourism on Caohai Lake. This struggle for control represents a fundamental clash between the Chinese state's project of modernization—a vision of top-down economic development—and local farmers' efforts to promote their own more participatory, community-based version of development. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Geographer Taylor & Francis

BOATING ON THE SEA OF GRASS: WESTERN DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM, AND ELITE CAPTURE IN GUIZHOU, CHINA

HERROLD-MENZIES, Melinda
Asian Geographer , Volume 25 (1-2): 15 – Jan 1, 2006
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BOATING ON THE SEA OF GRASS: WESTERN DEVELOPMENT ECOTOURISM, AND ELITE CAPTURE IN GUIZHOU, CHINA

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Abstract Transportation infrastructure in Guizhou, improved through the Western Development Project, has facilitated the development of “ecotourism” around Caohai Lake, offering opportunities for both state agencies and local communities to capitalize on new activities. Competition between the local state and lakeside communities over the profits from ecotourism has come to a head as the state has claimed jurisdiction over tourism on Caohai Lake. This struggle for control...
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10.1080/10225706.2006.9684135
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Abstract

Abstract Transportation infrastructure in Guizhou, improved through the Western Development Project, has facilitated the development of “ecotourism” around Caohai Lake, offering opportunities for both state agencies and local communities to capitalize on new activities. Competition between the local state and lakeside communities over the profits from ecotourism has come to a head as the state has claimed jurisdiction over tourism on Caohai Lake. This struggle for control represents a fundamental clash between the Chinese state's project of modernization—a vision of top-down economic development—and local farmers' efforts to promote their own more participatory, community-based version of development.

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Asian Geographer – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 2006

Keywords: ecotourism; southwestern China; Caohai; Western Development; elite capture

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