Ch. 1. Tourism, economic growth and sustainable development. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. China and the global development of tourism. 1.3. Tourism development as a response to economic growth. 1.4. Tourism development as a contributor to economic growth. 1.5. Expansion of tourism and the achievement of sustainable development. 1.6. The nature and scope of this study -- ch. 2. Tourism development and changing policies in China: an overview. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Policy changes and the administration of tourism in China. 2.3. Features of the growth of inbound tourism to China. 2.4. An analysis of the composition of China's inbound tourism. 2.5. Growth of China's domestic tourism industry. 2.6. Notes on outbound tourism from China. 2.7. Environmental concerns and sustainable tourism, especially ecotourism, in China. 2.8. Concluding comments.

Ch. 3. Regional economic disparity and tourism development: theories and the Chinese case. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Theories of regional development and inequality: an overview. 3.3. Regional income inequality in China: history and current situation. 3.4. Inequality between coastal and inland areas. 3.5. Does regional inequality need to be considered for policy purposes? 3.6 Concluding remarks -- ch. 4. Spatial distribution of tourism in China: its nature, determinants and consequences. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Distribution of demand-side factors in China's international tourism. 4.3. Distribution of supply-side tourism factors in China. 4.4. Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient analysis. 4.5. Regression analysis of factors affecting the spatial distribution of tourism. 4.6. Further discussion of influences on the regional distribution of international tourism in China. 4.7. Discussion on state-owned hotels, hotel operations and regional distribution. 4.8. Concluding comments.

Ch. 6. Ecotourism: its nature, sustainability, and other issues. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. The boundary of ecotourism. 6.3. Principal participants in ecotourism. 6.4. Can ecotourism grow sustainably? 6.5. Market and government failure in ecotourism. 6.6. Concluding remarks -- ch. 7. Evaluating resources for ecotourism, particularly in China. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Welfare economics and ecotourism: a review. 7.3. Evaluating ecotourism resources: existing methods and limitations. 7.4. Application of valuation techniques in LDCs and ecotourism. 7.5. Conflict between ecotourism and the maximisation of total economic value and nature conservation. 7.6. Conclusion -- ch. 8. Tourism development in Yunnan: a case study. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Tourism, especially ecotourism, in Xishuangbanna. 8.3. Tourism in Yunnan Province. 8.4. Dali and Lijiang: further tourism centres in Yunnan. 8.5. Analysis of tourism in Yunnan. 8.6. Concluding comments.

Ch. 10. Identifying whether tourism is a leading sector or growth pole: application of I-O analysis. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Tourism as a growth pole in inland China. 10.3. Tourism as a growth pole in Yunnan Province. 10.4. 1990 input-output tables of China. 10.5. Input-output table for Yunnan Province. 10.6. Tourism as the seventh sector in the Yunnan input-output table. 10.7. Impact analysis of tourism in Yunnan. 10.8. Linkages of the tourism sector in Yunnan. 10.9. Limitations of input-output analysis. 10.10. To what extent can tourism as a growth pole work in Yunnan? 10.11. Measures to promote tourism as a growth pole in Yunnan. 10.12. Concluding observations. Appendix: Total employment, income and output multipliers in Yunnan -- ch. 11. China's tourism development in retrospect and prospect. 11.1. Introduction -- retrospect. 11.2. Important findings and their nature. 11.3. Concluding remarks.