Public Participation in Tourism Development: An Analysis of Community Development in Underdevelopment Areas

Abstract

This article analysis obstacle of political participation, which including: residents basically have no democratic consciousness and law is on the low level. Meanwhile the economic participation is limited in small range and some basic labor-work. In general, willingness of participation is not firm, and locals lack of ability. Since then, it is unrealistic to stimulate economy participation through political empowerment, because politics and laws cannot be changed in a short time, and people's democracy consciousness cannot be improved in a period of time either. This research indicates that it does not need to imposed a kind of external forces on local residents through empowerment, then make them engage in tourism. Self-empowerment means consciousness aware and promotion of participation ability. This is the fundamental and critical point for community residents taking participate in tourism. Regional sustainable economic development and residents' self-empowerment can only come true through labor, which is to create more available tourism jobs for the residents who have ability and willingness to work.