Economic Effects of Administrative Boundary Adjustment on Tourism: A Case Study in Shanghai

Abstract

In recent years, China#x2019;s government has enforced several adjustment steps in relation to administrative divisions. It brought all kinds of the economic effects to city#x2019;s development and reflected the government#x2019;s exploration on urban economic spatial adjustment. This paper chose Huangpu District in China as the research case, the empirical analysis results showed that these boundary adjustments led to a series of economic and policy effects. These effects collectively advanced high regulatory demands for government behaviours in the context of an internationalization tourism strategy. Local governments should cope with the new opportunities and challenges caused by these adjustments to develop the tourism economy.