Research on and Advocacy for Public Sector Governance: Corrosive and Constructive Capital
Research on and Advocacy for Public Sector Governance: Corrosive and Constructive Capital
CRRC-Armenia has conducted desk review and focus group discussions to understand the ecosystem of foreign investment in Armenia. To study the opportunities and obstacles of the operation of corrosive and constructive capitals in Armenia, the qualitative research was chosen as a methodological strategy, which consists of two stages: desk and field works.
At the desk research stage, the challenges for the research were the following:
- Developing a general understanding of the research object and subject, manifestations of the latter;
- Clarifying the research method;
- Mapping the respondent and FGD participants;
- Developing relevant guides
The following sectors were selected for choosing focus group discussion participants:
- Representatives of state institutions (Ministry of Economy)
- Expert community
- Journalist-expert community
- Business community
In total, about 34 people took part in the focus group discussions, expert, and key informant interviews, 7 of them are representatives of state institutions, 18 are from the expert community (journalists experts, representatives of business unions, representatives of international institutions, professors), 9 are private beneficiaries (banking and business sector).