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Tourism and Forest Management in India: The Role of the State in Limiting Tourism Development

Hannam, Kevin

Authors

Kevin Hannam



Abstract

This paper considers the intersection of tourism and forest management in India. It is demonstrated that there are major conflicts between the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and the Ministry of Environment and Forests at both discursive and material levels. The network of power relations between and within tourism and forestry as distinct parts of the state apparatus in India is, thus, conceptualized. It is argued that one ultimately needs to understand the role of the state in more analytical depth if one is to understand tourism development properly. The paper is based upon qualitative research at a variety of locations in India in 1998, 2001 and 2003. It is concluded that one part of the Indian state apparatus, in particular–the Indian Forest Service–ultimately has control over and limits tourism development strategies in rural areas, especially in Indian national parks.

Citation

Hannam, K. (2004). Tourism and Forest Management in India: The Role of the State in Limiting Tourism Development. Tourism Geographies, 6(3), 331-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461668042000269647

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Nov 5, 2010
Publication Date 2004
Deposit Date Aug 2, 2016
Journal Tourism Geographies
Print ISSN 1461-6688
Electronic ISSN 1470-1340
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Issue 3
Pages 331-351
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/1461668042000269647
Keywords Tourism Development, Forest Management, State Power, National Parks, India
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/322588



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