Diaspora's Contribution to Armenia's Economic Development: What Drives the First Movers and How Their Efforts Could Be Scaled Up?
2006; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
10.2139/ssrn.2401741
ISSN1556-5068
AutoresVictoria Minoian, Lev Freinkman,
Tópico(s)International Development and Aid
ResumoThis paper is concerned about ways to close the above gap and expand the Diaspora’s contribution to Armenia’s long-term development agenda. The paper has two main inter-related objectives. First, it is to find some common factors that could explain the proactive involvement and dynamics of a small group of Diaspora business people who, contrary to the common trend, have been rather active in and with Armenia. Second, based on these findings, develop recommendations, consistent with the Diaspora’s institutional capabilities, which could help increase the number of such business activists and more generally facilitate the transformation of the mainstream Diaspora interests in Armenia from humanitarian relief campaigns to business initiatives and development projects.
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