Overview
- Tourism Competitiveness Evaluation
- Ricardian Comparative Advantages (RCA)
- Porterian Competitive Advantages (PCA)
Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)
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International tourism is expected to be a major vehicle of economic development in industrializing countries in the 21st century, especially for Asia. To generate long-term growth, countries with tourism-based economies must develop strategies for employing their comparative advantages to achieve competitive advantages. However, competitiveness in the tourist industry is multi-dimensional and complex. This study evaluates the competitiveness of the Taiwanese tourism sector by a multi-dimensional framework. The theoretical model proposes that the competitiveness of tourist destinations should be composed of Ricardian comparative advantages (like the conditions of natural endowments and the degree of technological change); Porterian competitive advantages; tourism management, i.e., providing high quality education and job training, public goods, support services and reduced transaction costs to enhance comparative and competitive advantages; and environmental conditions.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Competitiveness in the Tourism Sector
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Approach from Economic and Management Points
Authors: Wei-Chiang Hong
Series Title: Contributions to Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2042-3
Publisher: Physica Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-2041-6Published: 29 May 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-2554-1Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-2042-3Published: 29 April 2008
Series ISSN: 1431-1933
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 133