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Australian Tourism Industry Policy: A New View

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  • Harry Clarke

    (School of Business, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083 Australia)

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An economic rationale for Australian public sector involvement in the management of tourism can be established on two grounds. First, there are resource/environmental and public good issues contingent on the external costs associated with Australia's domestic and international tourism. Second, there are rent extraction and marketing issues stemming from Australia's destination uniqueness and the consequent existence of national market power in the provision of international tourism. Analysis of this joint rationale for policy activism suggests a form for appropriate policies and a functional separation in the organization and management of policy. While some of the present discussion is specific to Australia, the viewpoint developed here is relevant to any economy with a substantial tourism sector.

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  • Harry Clarke, 1997. "Australian Tourism Industry Policy: A New View," Tourism Economics, , vol. 3(4), pages 361-377, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:3:y:1997:i:4:p:361-377
    DOI: 10.1177/135481669700300405
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    1. Francesc González-Reverté, 2019. "Building Sustainable Smart Destinations: An Approach Based on the Development of Spanish Smart Tourism Plans," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-24, December.
    2. Fraser, Iain & Tomkins, Judith M. & Clarke, Harry R. & Hay, John E., 2000. "Book Reviews," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 44(4), pages 1-11.

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