TURSKA ULAGANJA U HRVATSKU

professional thesis

• Author: Enisa Šimara
• Mentor: Luka Brkić (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-11-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Pisanje ovog rada potaknuto je naglim porastom turskih investicija u Hrvatsku nakon što je Hrvatska postala članica Europske unije. S pretpostavkom da je uzrok tom skoku investicija upravo članstvo u EU-u, rad je analizirao gospodarstva i ekonomske politike dviju država. Turska je od svojih početaka bila država koja ulaže, a kad ju je zahvatila dvostruka financijska kriza, morala je i sama privući investitore. Tadašnjom čvrstom gospodarskom politikom uspjela je stabilizirati gospodarstvo i privući izravna strana ulaganja koja su do 2002. godine iznosila 15 milijardi USD, a od 2003. do 2020. godine 225 milijardi USD. Usmjerila se na razvoj prerađivačke industrije i energetike te, stvaranjem viška vrijednosti na svom tržištu, krenula u jačanje izvoza i ulaganje u druge države. Hrvatska se početkom 21. stoljeća počela penjati na ljestvicama globalne konkurentnosti i ekonomskih sloboda, ali još uvijek sporo provodi reforme, pogotovo po pitanju sudstva i prava vlasništva. Također, analize su pokazale da je menadžerski kadar nekvalitetan, s nedovoljno financijskog znanja i bez fleksibilnosti.

Abstract (english)

The paper deals with political and economic issues of the Turkish foreign investments in Croatia. After Croatia's accession to the European Union, Turkish investments in Croatia increased significantly, so the question was whether these investments were encouraged by Croatia's membership in the EU. Theoretically EU membership brings security to investors because, country members had to adapt institutional and legal frame before joining to the Union. Empirically, however, in previous EU enlargements members have attracted a significantly higher number of investments compared to the period before membership. However, the analysis of economic indicators of freedom, global competitiveness, of doing business, credit ratings and Turkish investment in the European countries during 21st century found that EU membership is not a decisive factor. As a new member, Croatia did not have the role of mediation towards Western countries because Turkey had been present in the Western market before, and investments did not tend to expand business towards Western countries. The investments were mostly brownfield and closely related to Croatia as a tourist destination. The reasons for investing in Croatia can be found in Turkey's economic expansion policy towards Western, Southeast and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and such a policy is closely related to Turkey's monetary and economic policy and the aid that state gives to its legal entities if they invest abroad.

• Keywords: ulaganja; Hrvatska; Turska
• Keywords (english): Turkish investments; EU membership; brownfield FDI; global competitiveness; Croatia
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:167341
• Study programme: Title: Foreign Politics and Diplomacy; Study programme type: university; Study level: postgraduate specialist; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a specijalist/specijalistica za vanjsku politiku i diplomaciju (sveučilišni/a specijalist/specijalistica za vanjsku politiku i diplomaciju)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2022-02-13 16:39:26