Patron–Client Ties in Tourism: The Case Study of Xidi, China
Patron–Client Ties in Tourism: The Case Study of Xidi, China
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DOI：
10.1080/14616680903032791
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发表时间：
2009-08
影响因子：
9.8
通讯作者：
Xiaoming Zhang;P. Ding;J. Bao
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作者：
Xiaoming Zhang;P. Ding;J. Bao
摘要我国的乡村旅游研究在探讨传统文化和特殊社会现象时，往往会涉及到关系的概念。然而，关系主要是指一个单方面的，“请求-提供”的关系，而在中国的农村目的地的现实要复杂得多，社会关系可能涉及双边，三边甚至更复杂的互动。在中国安徽省世界文化遗产村西递的案例研究中，引入了赞助人-客户的概念，以更好地描述不平等的个人或群体之间的资源和机会的不对称交换。在这一案例中，赞助人包括专家、中央政府、地方政府、大众媒体和地方官员，而客户则包括村民自治组织、旅游公司、社区领导和公司经理。详细分析了顾客关系的模式和影响，并讨论了以旅游业为导向的路径依赖模型。
Abstract Studies of rural tourism in China often refer to the concept of guanxi in discussing traditional cultural and special social phenomena. However, guanxi mainly refers to a unilateral, ‘request–offer’ relationship, while the reality in rural destinations of China is far more complicated and where social relations may involve bilateral, trilateral or even more intricate interactions. In this case study of Xidi, a World Cultural Heritage village in Anhui Province, China, the patron–client concept is introduced to better describe asymmetric exchange of resources and opportunities between unequal individuals or groups. The patrons in this case consist of experts, central government, local government, mass media and local officials, while the clients involve the village autonomous organization, the tourism company, the community leaders and the company managers. Patterns and impacts of the patron–client ties are analysed in detail and the model of a tourism-orientated path-dependence is discussed.