QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION, DIGITAL ECONOMY AND TOURISM ECONOMY: INTERRELATION AND COORDINATION

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between quality of life, digital economy and tourism economy in 31 provinces in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) from 2012 to 2019. The study utilizes the entropy method and the interrelated coordination model to identify the dynamic interactions and development trajectories of these three elements. The results show a general upward trend in the levels of integrated development of tourism economy, digital economy and quality of life, with the degree of interconnection and coordination between the systems increasing annually. However, regional differences remain, especially between eastern and western regions.

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