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Armenia: What drives first movers and how can their efforts be scaled up?

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  • Minoian, Victoria
  • Freinkman, Lev

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The paper examines ways to expand the contribution of the Armenian diaspora to Armenia’s long-term development agenda. It identifies factors that could explain the involvement and dynamics of a small group of entrepreneurs from the diaspora who have been active in and with Armenia. Based on these findings, it develops recommendations, consistent with the diaspora’s institutional capabilities, for increasing the number of such business activists and transforming diaspora efforts from humanitarian relief campaigns to business initiatives and development projects. The findings are based on detailed interviews with a group of prominent diaspora activists.

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  • Minoian, Victoria & Freinkman, Lev, 2005. "Armenia: What drives first movers and how can their efforts be scaled up?," MPRA Paper 10010, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Lev M. Freinkman, 2001. "Role of the Diasporas in Transition Economies: Lessons from Armenia," Annual Proceedings, The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, vol. 11.
    2. Kate Gillespie & Liesl Riddle & Edward Sayre & David Sturges, 1999. "Diaspora Interest in Homeland Investment," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 30(3), pages 623-634, September.
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    2. World Bank, 2013. "Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity," World Bank Publications - Reports 16781, The World Bank Group.

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    Keywords

    diaspora; Armenia; diaspora mobilization; diaspora expertise for development;
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    JEL classification:

    • P36 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
    • P27 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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