Ancient cities and towns are popular tourism destinations worldwide.In this paper,Guangfu Ancient City in Yongnian County,Hebei Province,China,is taken as the case study and the modifed creative destruction model is a...Ancient cities and towns are popular tourism destinations worldwide.In this paper,Guangfu Ancient City in Yongnian County,Hebei Province,China,is taken as the case study and the modifed creative destruction model is applied as the analytical framework to evaluate the multiactor dynamics of heritage tourism development.A mixed method approach is adopted,including a local resident survey,in-depth interviews with staf of the Guangfu Ancient City tourism site and government ofcials responsible for the heritage conservation and tourism development of the site,and a review of online tourist reviews,relevant government documents and reports.Based on the modifed creative destruction model,local residents’attitudes towards tourism development,changes in tourist numbers,the level of business and government investments,and the motivations of diferent stakeholders in tourism development are assessed by synthesising on-site research,historical data and other materials.Then,the tourism development stages for Guangfu Ancient City are identifed as the precommodifcation stage before 2006,the early commodifcation stage from 2006 to 2011 and the advanced commodifcation stage from 2012 to 2017.The fndings indicate that with rapid increases in investments from both corporate and government sources and in the number of tourists,the attitude of local residents towards tourism development remained positive.The results show that instead of entering the initial destruction stage,Guangfu Ancient City is in the transition stage from advanced commodifcation to creative enhancement given the government’s dominant role in tourism development,the heritage conservation motives of tourism entrepreneurs,the benefts to residents from tourism development ensured by government policies,and the shift in tourist type to postmodern tourists with double demands.The applicability of the modifed creative destruction model is further discussed,and policy and management recommendations are generated to support the sustainable development of Guangfu Ancient City after the COVID-19 pandemic.展开更多
Based on Joseph Schumpeter’s theory of“creative destruction,”we constructed a multi-sectoral endogenous growth model that integrates the agriculture,manufacturing,and service sectors.Employing numerical simulation,...Based on Joseph Schumpeter’s theory of“creative destruction,”we constructed a multi-sectoral endogenous growth model that integrates the agriculture,manufacturing,and service sectors.Employing numerical simulation,we investigated the dynamic influence of technological innovation on the industrial structural transformation in two key aspects:the level of innovation and the research and development(R&D)efficiency within industries.Our findings indicate that technological innovation plays a pivotal role in advancing industrial structural transformation.Enhancements in both the level of innovation and R&D efficiency within industries are instrumental in fostering industrial structural transformation.Specifically,the enhancements in the level of innovation or R&D efficiency within the agricultural sector hasten its transition toward the manufacturing sector,while such enhancement within the manufacturing sector expedites its transition toward the service sector.However,such enhancements within the service sector tend to decelerate the transition from manufacturing to service.In light of this,it is essential to harness technological innovation to enhance the level of innovation and R&D efficiency in industries to facilitate the transition of traditional industries into high-value-added and emerging ones.Meanwhile,tailored technological innovation strategies should be implemented to boost a balanced industrial structural transformation within industries.展开更多
The paper discusses the diffusion of new technologies from the perspective of the classical economists and Schumpeter. After a comparison of the pre- and post-technical change long-period positions of the economy, we ...The paper discusses the diffusion of new technologies from the perspective of the classical economists and Schumpeter. After a comparison of the pre- and post-technical change long-period positions of the economy, we illustrate the process of transition between the two in terms of a two-sector model Next, we turn to a system with joint production. The fact that some products may be ＂bads＂ that need to be disposed of leads to a study of systems of production-cure-disposal. Finally, we investigate the selection pressure innovations exert on incumbent firms. An important message is that technical change cannot generally be studied within a partial framework of the analysis.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China(19XNI004)to Dr.Ming Ming Su.
文摘Ancient cities and towns are popular tourism destinations worldwide.In this paper,Guangfu Ancient City in Yongnian County,Hebei Province,China,is taken as the case study and the modifed creative destruction model is applied as the analytical framework to evaluate the multiactor dynamics of heritage tourism development.A mixed method approach is adopted,including a local resident survey,in-depth interviews with staf of the Guangfu Ancient City tourism site and government ofcials responsible for the heritage conservation and tourism development of the site,and a review of online tourist reviews,relevant government documents and reports.Based on the modifed creative destruction model,local residents’attitudes towards tourism development,changes in tourist numbers,the level of business and government investments,and the motivations of diferent stakeholders in tourism development are assessed by synthesising on-site research,historical data and other materials.Then,the tourism development stages for Guangfu Ancient City are identifed as the precommodifcation stage before 2006,the early commodifcation stage from 2006 to 2011 and the advanced commodifcation stage from 2012 to 2017.The fndings indicate that with rapid increases in investments from both corporate and government sources and in the number of tourists,the attitude of local residents towards tourism development remained positive.The results show that instead of entering the initial destruction stage,Guangfu Ancient City is in the transition stage from advanced commodifcation to creative enhancement given the government’s dominant role in tourism development,the heritage conservation motives of tourism entrepreneurs,the benefts to residents from tourism development ensured by government policies,and the shift in tourist type to postmodern tourists with double demands.The applicability of the modifed creative destruction model is further discussed,and policy and management recommendations are generated to support the sustainable development of Guangfu Ancient City after the COVID-19 pandemic.
基金supported by the project of the National Social Science Foundation of China entitled“Research on the Mechanism of Deep Integration of Modern Services Industry and Advanced Manufacturing Industry Driven by Digital Technology Innovation”(Project No.21BJY144).
文摘Based on Joseph Schumpeter’s theory of“creative destruction,”we constructed a multi-sectoral endogenous growth model that integrates the agriculture,manufacturing,and service sectors.Employing numerical simulation,we investigated the dynamic influence of technological innovation on the industrial structural transformation in two key aspects:the level of innovation and the research and development(R&D)efficiency within industries.Our findings indicate that technological innovation plays a pivotal role in advancing industrial structural transformation.Enhancements in both the level of innovation and R&D efficiency within industries are instrumental in fostering industrial structural transformation.Specifically,the enhancements in the level of innovation or R&D efficiency within the agricultural sector hasten its transition toward the manufacturing sector,while such enhancement within the manufacturing sector expedites its transition toward the service sector.However,such enhancements within the service sector tend to decelerate the transition from manufacturing to service.In light of this,it is essential to harness technological innovation to enhance the level of innovation and R&D efficiency in industries to facilitate the transition of traditional industries into high-value-added and emerging ones.Meanwhile,tailored technological innovation strategies should be implemented to boost a balanced industrial structural transformation within industries.
文摘The paper discusses the diffusion of new technologies from the perspective of the classical economists and Schumpeter. After a comparison of the pre- and post-technical change long-period positions of the economy, we illustrate the process of transition between the two in terms of a two-sector model Next, we turn to a system with joint production. The fact that some products may be ＂bads＂ that need to be disposed of leads to a study of systems of production-cure-disposal. Finally, we investigate the selection pressure innovations exert on incumbent firms. An important message is that technical change cannot generally be studied within a partial framework of the analysis.
