01586cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011510 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781616352851 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, March 1967. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1967. 1 online resource (94 pages) Finance and Development <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper discusses ways in which countries can invest most profitably in an industry that is capable of providing massive help to their economies. The paper highlights that tourism, like other economic activities, flourishes best when it fits into a context of general economic policies and programs designed to lead to the optimum growth of the economy as a whole. For this, some sort of national planning-at least in setting priorities and seeing that they are emphasized-is required to create a climate for productive investment in all suitable fields. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0004/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0004/001/022.0004.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library