LEADER 03859nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910962469603321 005 20251116221910.0 010 $a1-60781-956-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000051571 035 $a(OCoLC)670430592 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10415924 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000429195 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12142063 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000429195 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10429594 035 $a(PQKB)11251815 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48864 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571983 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10415924 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571983 035 $a(BIP)33412451 035 $a(BIP)27378727 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000051571 100 $a20091001d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSustainability of microstates $ethe case of North Cyprus /$fOzay Mehmet 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSalt Lake City $cUniversity of Utah Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (173 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-87480-983-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Economic Development in North Cyprus since 1974 -- 2. Economic Rationalism and Institution Building -- 3. A Development Strategy for North Cyprus -- 4. Can North Cyprus Survive as a Microstate? -- 5. Modeling Required Investment in North Cyprus -- 6. The Labor Market: Developing Skills for a Service Economy -- 7. The Construction Sector in the Post-Referendum Period -- 8. The Turkish Energy Corridor -- 9. Divergence or Convergence? Toward a Two-State Outcome -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- Index. 330 $aThis interdisciplinary study discusses the development, economics, and politics of North Cyprus, a divided state since 1960 when sovereignty was surrendered by the British to both Greek and Turkish Cypriots.  Mehmet works to demonstrate that, as a microstate with an area of just 3,442 square kilometers, North Cyprus possesses certain inherent comparative economic advantages in the service sectors that enable it to be sustainable in today's rapidly globalizing and competitive economic world. Mehmet bases his arguments for the potential sustainability of North Cyprus on the concept of economic rationalism, in which participating parties work to optimize their own self-interest.  In an ethnic conflict like that of North Cyprus, the logic of optimization demands a rational, free, and objective balancing of competing interests to reach an agreed solution.  The economic rationalist approach sharply contrasts with the highly emotional political, historical, cultural, and legal approaches that have thus far dominated the study and discussion of the Cyprus problem, approaches that have largely resulted in a protracted conflict. While recognizing the negative forces of ethnic tension and the very real possibility of a continued divided Cyprus state, "Sustainability of Microstates "nevertheless remains hopeful, designed to unleash the forces of convergence that may be deduced from economic rationalism, and unwavering in its conviction of the ultimate sustainability of North Cyprus. 606 $aStates, Small$xEconomic conditions 607 $aCyprus, Northern$xEconomic policy 607 $aCyprus, Northern$xSocial policy 607 $aCyprus, Northern$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aStates, Small$xEconomic conditions. 676 $a338.95693 700 $aMehmet$b Ozay$0252628 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962469603321 996 $aSustainability of microstates$94472794 997 $aUNINA