Investigating the Factors of Improving Investment Security in Guilan Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

10.22103/jdc.2022.19538.1250

Abstract

Objective: Economic development requires investment in various sectors and economic activities. Without investing in various projects, one cannot expect the expansion of employment, production and economic prosperity. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to identify the components of improving investment security in Guilan province based on meta-analysis and ranking of identified components from the perspective of economic actors in this province. Investment security refers to conditions in which macroeconomic variables are stable or predictable, the rule of law is established and enforced, laws and regulations, decisions of officials and the executive procedures of the country are stable. And be implemented effectively, and if changes are needed in any of them, the changes will be notified to the stakeholders in advance. Also, information affecting economic activities should be transparently and equally available to all citizens, and judicial and law enforcement agencies should be equipped, safe and efficient so that any violation of citizens' property rights, or unauthorized use of other people's physical or intellectual property, for any No one, whether a natural or legal person, including the officials of the country, can afford it, and the lost citizens can return to the competent institutions in the shortest possible time to receive their lost property along with the relevant damages.
The importance of accurate and scientific knowledge and study of investment security in Guilan province for proper economic policy and the lack of a comprehensive study in this field, the need for this research and the number of indicators or factors affecting the improvement of investment security in the province more than obvious N. Therefore, the need for a comprehensive study on the security of investment in the province is the most important incentive for authors to conduct the present study. Therefore, in this study, an attempt has been made to identify the most important factors affecting investment security in Guilan province and prioritize these factors with the help of meta-analysis, and while analyzing them, practical suggestions for improving this index will be provided. In other words, the authors in this article have sought to answer the question, what are the most important factors affecting the improvement of investment security in Guilan province? The results of this study enable provincial policymakers and decision makers to act more favorably by focusing on the most important indicators affecting investment security; By improving the security of investment in the province, the field of increasing investment, production and employment is provided and while controlling inflation caused by increased production, it will be possible to achieve maximum productivity and economic development of the province.
Method: The main purpose of this study is to identify the components of improving investment security in Guilan province based on meta-analysis and ranking of identified components from the perspective of economic actors in this province using the method of structural equations. The method of this research is hybrid because in the qualitative phase, the researchers sought to identify the components of improving investment security in Guilan province through Meta-synthesis and with the participation of 10 experts. In this section, more than 20 scientific researches were reviewed in line with the research subject and based on critical evaluation analysis, among the mentioned researches, 6 main factors and 39 components were identified. In the quantitative part, with the help of structural equations and with the participation of 75 economic activists in different economic sectors of Guilan province, it was selected through simple random sampling.
Results: According to economic activists, the factors affecting the improvement of investment security in Guilan province are, respectively: 1- Provincial components, 2- Desirable components from the perspective of conventional economy, 3- Economic inputs, 4- Jihadist approach and concern for national interests, 5- The role of governance in the economy and 6- Economic supervision. The results show that among the six main components affecting investment security, the provincial component factor is in the first priority. A review of the ranking of components affecting investment security shows that in order to achieve a reliable condition for investment, the performance of all elements of society and all public, private, public institutions, as well as all sectors of government and society must be desirable. And all these sections should act responsibly in line with their mission and complement each other in order to achieve the goal of the system.
Conclusion: Investment security is affected by national and provincial factors, but among the six main components affecting investment security, the provincial component is the first priority and shows that the contribution of provincial organizations and agencies in creating a safe investment environment is very decisive. Below are 10 provincial factors. "Prevalence of bribery in provincial offices" as an indicator of the following provincial components from the perspective of economic activists responding to the questionnaire has the first priority. Therefore, the efforts of provincial officials to reform administrative processes in order to reduce human factors and clarify the rules should be increased to see a more favorable environment for investment in Guilan province.

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Journal of Development and Capital
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 14
September 2023
Pages 189-211

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  • Receive Date: 22 May 2022
  • Revise Date: 27 July 2022
  • Accept Date: 16 August 2022

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