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

Victoria Minoian and Lev Freinkman ()

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: diaspora; Armenia; diaspora mobilization; diaspora expertise for development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P36 P27 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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