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2026-01-23
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PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING THE TOURISM SECTOR IN ENSURING REGIONAL ECONOMIC STABILITY
Qobulov Ozodbek
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Engineering, Asia International University.
Keywords: tourism development, regional economic stability, sustainable tourism, tourism multiplier effect, destination competitiveness, tourism infrastructure, economic diversification, employment generation, foreign exchange earnings, regional planning
Abstract
This article examines the prospects for tourism sector development as a strategic mechanism for ensuring regional economic stability, analyzing international evidence from 2018-2024 on tourism's contribution to economic diversification, employment generation, foreign exchange earnings, and sustainable regional development, while identifying policy frameworks and institutional mechanisms that maximize tourism's stabilizing effects.
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