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Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective


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Siow, May Ling and Ramachandran, Sridar and Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman (2022) Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective. Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism (APJIHT), 11 (2). pp. 25-51. ISSN 2710–6519

Abstract

Sustainable tourism policies in rural destinations are often complex. Governments strive to ensure that the objectives of sustainable tourism are met through various strata of agencies. As a result, institutional fragmentation has become the undesirable outcome of this approach. The policy Delphi technique was employed in this study to align decision-making divergence between local, state and federal governments for sustainable tourism aspirations in Sabah, Malaysia. The results reveal vastly divergent perspectives from actors representing the triple-tier governmental system. The findings indicate that the curtailment of the policy cycle is due to knowledge gaps coupled with on-site complexities. The paper suggests that the administration of policies could be based on a system that allows timely rectification, indicating the need for a dynamic policy cycle for multi-stage amendments when on-site complexities are identified. The perspective of this paper is that of the policy-analyst, proposing an analytical network policy process that allows timely rectification of policies.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Design and Architecture
School of Business and Economics
Publisher: Taylor's University Press
Keywords: Governance; Actor network theory; Policy delphi; 3-tier law-making; Dynamic policy cycle tourism
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2025 07:48
Last Modified: 09 Jul 2025 07:48
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102794
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