Residents’ support for red tourism in China: The moderating effect of central government

Bing Zuo, Dogan Gursoy and Geoffrey Wall

Annals of Tourism Research, 2017, vol. 64, issue C, 51-63

Abstract: This study proposes and tests a model that incorporates two competing theories of political trust, institutional trust and cultural trust, to examine community support for “red tourism” development. Using data gathered from residents living in close proximity to Jinggangshan Scenic Area in China, this study examines the influence of authoritarian values, particularly as they relate to level of residents’ power, their level of trust in government, and their effects on support for “red tourism.” Findings suggest that trust in central government moderates the relationship between trust in local government and support. Future studies should utilize the institutional trust framework to assess residents’ trust in the local government and the cultural trust framework to assess trust in the central government.

Keywords: Institutional trust; Cultural trust; Community support; Red tourism; Social Exchange Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2017.03.001

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