Does a country need good institutions to use tourism as an economic development activator? From a sample of non-organisation for economic co-operation and development countries, this article aims to assess the feasibility of tourism-led growth in different institutional settings. The results not only suggest that a tourism shock is good for gross domestic product growth but that inclusive institutions enhance the ability of a country to convert tourism into growth. It also emphasises that beyond tourism that remains a major transmission channel for growth, inclusive countries largely benefit from growth in their neighbouring countries. They are more able to import economic growth from abroad.

一个国家是否需要良好的制度来利用旅游业作为经济发展的推动力？本文从经济合作与发展国家的非组织样本中，旨在评估在不同制度环境中以旅游业为主导的增长的可行性。结果不仅表明旅游冲击有利于国内生产总值的增长，而且包容性制度增强了一个国家将旅游业转化为增长的能力。它还强调，除了旅游业仍然是增长的主要传输渠道之外，包容性国家在很大程度上受益于邻国的增长。他们更有能力从国外引进经济增长。