, yahyakamali@uk.ac.ir
Abstract: (7512 Views)
Despite having diverse attractions, Iran has a tiny proportion of global
revenues of tourism industry. Development of the tourism industry in
Iran has been analyzed from the perspective of various disciplines.
In this research, underdevelopment of tourism industry in Iran was
studied from the perspective of public policy-making and with an
emphasis on the concept of policy referential. Referential of tourism
policies was evaluated in terms of the Five-Year Development Plans.
Based on the findings, the referential of tourism policies does not
provide a clear definition of tourism status of Iran, and demands
and expectations of government authorities regarding tourism is not
well-defined and does not submit a comprehensive look of the
different sectors of the tourism industry. As a result, the
ambiguity of tourism sector referential has influenced the process of
development, implementation and evaluation of tourism policies and
thereby, failing to meet the objectives of tourism development
Type of Study:
Research |
Subject:
Public Administration Received: Mar 16 2015 | Accepted: Mar 16 2015 | ePublished: Mar 16 2015