The Role of Remittances in Economic Development: Myth or Reality?

Year 2017, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 1172 - 1188, 25.04.2017

Deniz Özyakışır

Abstract

The change and transformation process which has
occured in the world economy, especially after 1980, is briefly named as
globalization. In this process, communication and transportation costs have
decreased comperatively. Moreover, threats and opportunities brought by
globalization have accelerated the migration of people to places from their
place of birth. Therefore, increasing human mobility around the world has begun
to be expressed by the concept of international migration. Immigrants workers
are the main subject of increasing international migration in the globalization
process. Immigrants make significant contributions to the economy of their own
countries by sending the money they earn. Thus, the effects of immigrant
foreign exchange or transfers on the socio-economic development of countries
have recently been subject to many studies. The purpose of this study is to
analyze the impact of rapidly increasing amounts of immigrant foreign exchange
on economic development of countries.

Keywords

Migration, Remittances, Economic Development, Transfer, Reality

Ekonomik Kalkınmada Göçmen Transferlerinin Rolü: Mit mi Gerçek mi?

Abstract

Dünya ekonomisinde özellikle 1980’den sonra meydana
gelen değişim ve dönüşüm süreci kısaca küreselleşme kavramıyla kodlanmıştır. Bu
süreçte iletişim ve ulaşım maliyetlerinde görece düşüş yaşanmıştır. Buna ilave
olarak küreselleşmenin beraberinde getirdiği tehdit ve fırsatlar, insanların
doğdukları yerlerden başka yerlere göç etmelerini hızlandırmıştır. Böylece
dünya çapında artan insan hareketliliği, uluslararası göç kavramıyla ifade
edilmeye başlanmıştır. Küreselleşme sürecinde artan uluslararası göçün temel
öznesini yurt dışına çalışmaya giden göçmenler oluşturmaktadır. Göçmenler göç
ettikleri ülkelerde kazandıkları paraları kendi ülkelerine göndererek ülke
ekonomilerine önemli katkılar sağlamaktadırlar. Bu yüzden göçmen dövizleri veya
transferlerinin ülkelerin sosyo-ekonomik kalkınmalarına etkileri son dönemde
pek çok çalışmaya konu olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, uluslararası göçle
birlikte miktarları hızla artan göçmen dövizlerinin ülkelerin ekonomik kalkınmalarına
etkisini analiz etmektir. 

Keywords

Göç, Göçmen Transferleri, Ekonomik Kalkınma, Transfer, Gerçek

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