Determinants of Productive Investment through Migrants’ Remittances in Rural Central Asia

Öz Saha  araştırmasına  dayalı  ve  orjinal  veriler  ile  desteklenen bu çalışmada işçi havalelerinin Orta  Asya ülkelerinin kalkınmasına olan etkileri araştı‐ rılmaktadır.  Kırgızistan  ve  Özbekistan’ı  karşılaş‐ tırmalı  olarak  inceleyen  bu  çalışmada,  işçi  hava‐ lelerinin  doğrudan  verimli  yatırımlara  değil  de  tüketimsel  yanı  ağır  basan  yatırımlara  kanalize  edildiği  görülmüştür.  Bu  iktisadi  durum,  Sovyet‐ ler Birliği döneminde izlenen makro politikaların,  ve zaman içinde oturmuş sosyal ve siyasi kurum‐ ların,  mikro  bazda  pek  çok  ekonomik  tercihleri  ve  davranışları  hala  etkiledikleri;  kolay  kolay  ortadan  kaybolmadıkları  ve  kaybolmayacakları  görülmektedir.  Bunun  için,  siyasi  reformlar  hazırlanırken  bu  durumun  gözönünde  bulundu‐ rulması,  dikkatli  ve  titizlikle  formüle  edilecek  reform  tasarılarının  büyük  bir  sabırla  takip  edilmesi tavsiye edilmektedir.       Anahtar  Kelimeler:  İşçi  Havaleleri,  Kalkınma,  Orta Asya, Yeni Kuramsalcılık.

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