Williams, N (2020) Moving beyond financial remittances: the evolution of diaspora policy in post-conflict economies. International Small Business Journal, 38 (1). pp. 41-62. ISSN 0266-2426
Abstract
This article examines the role of institutional change in engaging the diaspora to invest in their home country. The article draws on in-depth interviews with key stakeholders in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo and Montenegro, all post-conflict economies which have experienced significant outward migration. The article shows that despite the importance attached to the diaspora in policy discourse, they are an under-utilised resource in economic and social development. While diaspora entrepreneurs have a strong emotional connection to their home country, they have faced numerous barriers upon returning due to unstable institutional environments. Many provide financial remittances but can remain isolated from entrepreneurial activity, and social remittances are limited due to the skills gained while in the host country. Institutional improvements are required if they are to be assimilated into the economy. The article concludes by providing a number of implications for institutional theory and policy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2019. This is an author produced version of an article published in International Small Business Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | diaspora entrepreneurship, institutions, post-conflict economies |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2019 11:14 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2020 11:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0266242619878064 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150509 |