Minority people have limited control over resources and develop-
ment, and tensions rise when governments seek to transform their culture into marketable products. The government encourages both
development and preservation of cultural diversity, which are supposed
to reinforce one another. However, the interests of investors and business managers often conflict with the goal of preservation. Officials
need to develop more effective policies and plans in order to mitigate
problems and reinforce the benefits of development. In particular,
attention is needed on the issues of ethnic control of cultural resources, cultural preservation, and public participation in decisionmaking processes. Minorities are not in a good position to compete
with experienced Han developers who are better educated and funded,
and have easier access to planning and business intelligence. Training
of minorities merely focuses on how to behave around tourists, and
does not assist them in becoming economically self-reliant. Education
is needed to help minority people learn development, marketing, and