Improving Economic Methods through the Effective Use of Organizational and Legal Frameworks in the Development of the Tourism Sector

Tourism has become a key driver of economic growth, employment, and regional development, particularly in developing economies. In Uzbekistan, tourism development is defined as a priority of state policy; however, the effective use of organizational–legal frameworks in conjunction with economic instruments remains insufficient. This study addresses the existing gap in research related to the integrated application of legal and economic mechanisms in tourism governance within the national institutional context. The research is based on qualitative methods, including the analysis of international academic literature, policy recommendations of UN Tourism and the OECD, and normative–legal documents of the Republic of Uzbekistan, complemented by a comparative assessment of European Union and selected Asian countries’ experiences. The findings reveal several systemic challenges, such as weak coordination between organizational–legal mechanisms and economic incentives, excessive centralization in regional tourism management, limited economic stimuli for the private sector, and institutional difficulties in adapting international best practices.