Kroatologija, Vol. 14 No. 1, 2023.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.59323/k.14.1.4
Corruption as a Push Factor for Emigration from Croatia: Correlation between Corruption, “State Capture” and Emigration
Tado Jurić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-686X
; Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This paper represents an initial step in testing the correlation between corruption and state capture on the one side and emigration as a consequence on the other. The study is based on our qualitative and quantitative research conducted in Germany on a sample of 1734 recently emigrated Croatians from 2016 to 2020 and on our new research on corruption and clientelism as a push factor for emigration from Croatia. The primary hypothesis is that migration and corruption trends are correlated and that with the growth of the emigration of young workers from Croatia, the corruption rate in the country increases even more. The second part of the research was conducted on a sample of small, medium and large companies throughout Croatia. Requests to participate were sent to 2500 companies in all Croatian counties, and 178 companies responded. The questions intended to assess so-called “state capture” in Croatia according to a concept developed by Hellman et al. (2000). We measured the capture of the judiciary, the executive and the legislature in the Republic of Croatia and the perception of bribery, corruption and clientelism in companies. Results: nepotism 71%, bribery 66%, rigging
public tenders 93% significantly disrupt business. Companies rate the Government, Parliament and the judiciary as the worst public services. As many as 59% of companies believe that the Croatian judiciary is corrupt. Among the measures that companies unconditionally support are the revision of transformation and privatisation (82%) and the examination of the origin of assets (76%). The study results undoubtedly show that Croatia is even more corrupt today (2022) than it was as a
non-EU member. The opening of borders has certainly facilitated emigration from Croatia, but this paper shows that emigration would not be so intense if the state and the society were not “captured”.
Ključne riječi
corruption; clientelism; emigration; Croatia; state capture
Hrčak ID:
306402
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.7.2023.
Posjeta: 462 *