Abstract
With the administrative structures influenced by the crisis of governability in the 1970s and the rise of neoliberalism (1980-1990), new reflections and debates have emerged in the field of tourism. The literature indicates that the concept of governance came to characterize innovation in the development possibilities of tourist destinations. However, it identifies gaps that question the actions of the actors involved in the processes of structuring public policies. From a macro to micro perspective, which considers different ranks in administration, the objective of this article is to discuss tourism governance based on the views of former ministers of tourism in Brazil, in the time frame before and after the creation of the Ministry of Tourism (MTur). Thus, it is based on the following theoretical axes: transition and continuity, communication, and participatory management of tourist destinations. The methodological processes comprise structured interviews, directed to 13 former ministers and the full member of the National Tourism Council (CNT). The analysis of the empirical evidence is subsidized by Content Analysis of the categorical type, proposed by Bardin (2011). The results show that the re-evaluation of the role of institutions can determine the path to efficient forms of development in the field of tourism, even though it was found that the transition of positions between ministers was peaceful.
Keywords
Management in Tourism; Tourism Governance; Tourism Policy; Meta-Governance; Sustainable Development