Is tourism beneficial to developing countries?

Tourism fosters independence among citizens

Question: Is tourism beneficial to developing countries?
Position1 of 2›: Yes, tourism is beneficial to developing countries
Argument‹4 of 4: Tourism fosters independence among citizens

Tourism encourages the creation and growth of self-made businesses.

The argument

Tourism allows a country to form a brand, to fully develop its business structure. Within this, locals are able to create their own businesses and independence is formed. As the economy develops, people in developing countries are able to create their own businesses as the nation's own economic brand begins to emerge. People become less reliant on each other and are able to more easily foster a source of personal income. As independence grows, so does the economy. The country is thus able to develop more quickly and much more efficiently.

Premises

[P1]Tourism helps a developing country build an economic brand and business infrastructure that supports local enterprise. [P2] With this infrastructure, citizens can start their own businesses and generate independent sources of income. [P3] Greater economic independence among citizens accelerates and sustains the country's overall development. [C] Therefore, tourism benefits developing countries by fostering independence among their citizens.

Counter-arguments

There is no guarantee that everyone will benefit from the income, or that locals will even put in the effort required to stimulate their growing economy. It requires a lot of action from all parts of the country, and none of that is a guarantee.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P2] There is no guarantee that people would establish personal businesses, let alone grow the economy.