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| A TENTATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRISON TOURISM |
| LIU Jian-ping, CAO Xue-wen |
| School of Management, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China |
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Abstract Prison tourism is a new kind of tourism product which relies on the material and cultural conditions of the prison. It is closely related to internal facility, architectural style, cultural system, living condition and the atmosphere of the prison. It focuses on the related subjects such as marketing, tourism management and tourism enterprises. It takes the special needs of a particular group of people, the citizens' personal right of freedom and their political right as the main target market. It makes use of the different material conditions, both in and out of the prison, such as cultural system and life style. Prison tourism is a kind of tour initiated for the target vistors. It includes sightseeing, study, education and warning. The promotion of prison tourism can increase the transparency of the prison executive administration. It is not only beneficial to peace-making, anti-corruption and patriotic education, but also helpful to inherit and protect the culture of prison, which is an indispensable aspect of traditional Chinese culture. It will also highlight the advancement of modern prison administration. Meanwhile, the emergence of prison tourism will satisfy the unique needs of some people. It has great potential of development and it's impact on economy and society could not be ignored. This paper intends to define the concept of prison tourism for the first time in the academic field and build a basic theoretical framework for the development of prison tourism.
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Received: 20 December 2006
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2007, Vol. 22 
