A Study On The Government 's Function In Tourism Management In China

Government and market are the two main mechanisms or system which allocate resources and coordinate social and economic activities. The controversy on how to deal with the relationship between government and market legitimately, theoretically and practically, hasn’t been stopped for a very long time. It shows that an effective government and a relatively complete market mechanisms are the two wheels of socio-economic development, indispensably.But in reality,there is a "failure" in both of them. If unilaterally emphasizes on one-sided function, it will do harm to the social and economic development.The role of government and the market are interwe ave together. In order to achieve a balance, the government and the market should coordinate with each other well. In order to develop China’s tourism, China, like many other developing countries, takes a government-led, advanced and promoted method. At this period,the government mainly acts as catalyst.In order to turn the advantages of tourism resource into industrial advantages, the government uses its powerful administrative system power to muster and dispatch the economic resources. The government accelerate the tourism infrastructure, and a large industrial scale and supply capacity has been formed rapidly. The tourism has been promoted rapidly.Since the reform and opening up, tourism industry has made the remarkable achievements in the world. Government’s intervention plays a decisive role in the development of China’s tourism industry.China’s accession to WTO and the tourism market continues to accelerate the process,the role of government in the tourism industry is incre asingly becoming the focus of public debate. Therefore, the study of the functions of the government under the new situation to locate the sustainable development of China’s tourism industry is of great significance.