THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM AS ONE WAY OF SOLUTION SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN KYRGYZSTAN
The article examines the social role of sustainable tourism development. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that the population of Kyrgyzstan considers the economic and social goals of sustainable tourism to be the most important. The authors analyzed and assessed indicators characterizing the social situation in the republic. It turned out that the social conditions prevailing in the country do not contribute to the sustainable development of our society. Many social problems have been identified which are aggravated by the uneven development of regions, cities and villages in Kyrgyzstan. The authors believe that the development of tourism especially rural tourism based on the principles of sustainability should be considered as one of the ways to solve social problems.