Abstract
Medical tourism is a policy area with obvious policy connotations. Drawing on public policy theories and frameworks to explore the development of medical tourism policies can give an understanding of the future development trends of the medical tourism industry. This research uses public policy research methods and analyzes the characteristics of China’s medical tourism policy texts from three perspectives: structural characteristics, evolution stages, and development process. This analysis comprehensively and scientifically reflects the status of China’s medical tourism policy. This research has shed some light on the theory and practice of medical tourism development.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-29 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism |
| Early online date | 8 Jul 2024 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 8 Jul 2024 |
Keywords
- China
- Medical tourism
- health tourism
- policy making
- tourism policy