The Impact of Government Policies on Social Welfare and Sustainability of Tourism Industry

Irianto, I Ketut and Wisnumurti, Anak Agung Gede Oka and Aryaningsih, Ni Nyoman and Reeve, David (2020) The Impact of Government Policies on Social Welfare and Sustainability of Tourism Industry. Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora, 10 (2). ISSN 2088-2262

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Abstract

The rapid growth of the tourism industry creates various pressures on the coastal zone areas, extremely high job competition, and greater social conflicts, as well as increases urbanization flows. The pressure occurs in the coastal zones that have been used as tourism objects. The rapid growth of tourism also creates high urban flow into the zones. Meanwhile, government policies appear to lean towards supporting the development of the tourism industry, which in turn resulted in lower economic growth from other industries and agriculture. The purpose of this research is to analyze the government's policy toward the sustainability of the tourism sector, and the impact of government policies on the welfare of urban communities. Data were collected by survey method, accidental interview, and mass media documentation. The results show that government policies lead to social and cultural conflicts. Government policies that focus on the development of the tourism industry lead changes in society’s behavior, namely towards consumerism. While, those policies also increase job competition, and individual social pressure, that in turn decrease the welfare and happiness of society. It appears that government policies that are originally intended to enhance the tourism industry, in turn, raise the society’s social cost.

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