Current Issues in Tourism
Editor: C. Michael Hall (Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) and Chris Cooper (Foundation Professor of Tourism, University of Queensland, Australia) Michael and Chris are joint editor of the book series Aspects of Tourism. Reviews Editor John Jenkins (University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia)
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Volume: 4 Number: 2 Page: 275–307
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Tourism Policy in Australia's Northern Territory: A Policy Process Analysis of its Tourism Development Masterplan
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Christof Pforr
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In the past 15 years, the Northern Territory (NT) has become internationally renowned as one of Australia's important tourist regions. Remoteness, vast distances, spectacular scenery, diverse flora and
fauna, the sparsely populated outback as well as the unique Aboriginal culture are all part of the tourist image of the NT. With the Northern Territory Tourism Development Masterplan (TDMP), now
the foundation of NT tourism policy, the government recognised the need for better strategic planning to further develop and manage the resources which underpin the attractiveness of the Territory as a
tourist destination. This paper explores the tourism policy process of the TDMP in greater detail by employing the policy cycle model as a tool for a descriptive analysis which highlights the character
of the process and explains the dynamics of the process tourism policy and decision making. The analysis, which also takes into account the specific NT policy environment, reveals a pattern of strong government
patronage and the primacy of economic thinking.
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