Understanding the process of economic change in Turkey : an institutional approach / / Tamer Cetin and Feridum Yilmaz, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publisher's, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9561
• Soggetto topico: Economics - Turkey
• Soggetto geografico: Turkey Economic conditions 1960-; Turkey Economic policy
• Altri autori: CetinTamer YilmazFeridum
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TURKEY: AN INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH -- UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TURKEY: AN INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTOR LIST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) -- INTRODUCTION: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN TURKEY -- 1. A FUNDAMENTAL BENCHMARK: THE INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMIC CHANGE -- 2. UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGE IN TURKEY -- REFERENCES -- SECTION I. AN INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENDOWMENT IN TURKEY -- Chapter 1: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN TURKEY BEFORE 1980 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE LONG TERM GROWTH RECORD -- 2. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE -- 3. THREE DIFFERENT PERIODS -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS OVER ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TURKEY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE ROLE OF THE LEGISLATIVE POLITICS OVER ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TURKEY -- 2. THE LEGAL INSTITUTONAL STRUCTURE OVER ECONOMIC CHANGE -- 3. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: TEMPORARY STAR OR EMERGING TIGER? TURKEY'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGLOBAL SETTING -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE TURKISH NEO-LIBERAL EXPERIMENT: THE 2001 CRISIS AS A TURNING POINT -- 2. THE EAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TIGER-LIKE PERFORMANCE -- 3. THE PERFORMANCE OF TURKISH ECONOMY IN A GLOBAL SETTING -- 4. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES -- 5. EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF ANALYSIS: THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF THE TURKISH ECONOMY -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: MODERNITY IN TRANSFORMATION: TURKEY UNDER THE AKP GOVERNANCE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE ELECTORAL SUCCESS -- 2. TRANSFORMATION AND TURKEY AS A "COMPLEX SOCIETY" -- 3. THE GLOBAL CONTEXT. ; 4. IN CONCLUSION: THE QUESTION OF DEMOCRACY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: DECONSTRUCTING THE FUNCTIONING OF POLITICAL MANIPULATION OF THE ECONOMY IN TURKEY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICAL MANIPULATION OF THE ECONOMY IN TURKEY -- 2. GENERATING AND FUNCTIONING OF POLITICAL MANIPULATION OF ECONOMY IN TURKEY -- 3. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION II. INSTITUTIONAL LESSONS FROM THE PROCESS OF ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TURKEY -- Chapter 6: THE INTEREST GROUP THEORY OF LEGISLATION AND TRADE POLICY IN TURKEY: ATIME SERIES STUDY FOR 1960-2000 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. INTEREST GROUP AND TRADE POLICY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- 2. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTEREST GROUPS AND TRADE POLICY IN TURKEY -- 3. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: THE QUALITY OF INSTITUTIONS AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN TURKEY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. PATTERNS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES -- 2. FDI PERFORMANCE OF TURKEY IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 3. POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FDI IN TURKEY - THE PRE-1980 PERIOD -- 4. 1970 - 1980 PERIOD: A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE TOWARDS FDI -- 5. AN EVALUATION OF THE 1950-1980 PERIOD -- 6. THE ROLE OF THE BUREAUCRACY -- 7. POST 1980 PERIOD -A CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS FDI -- 8. RECENT PERIOD: STRUCTURAL CHANGE -- 9. THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS - THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY -- 10. THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY21 -- 11. THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES -- 12. THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES -- 13. PREDICTABILITY -- 14. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: APOLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS OF THE TURKISH MILITARY'S SPLIT PERSONALITY: THE PATRIARCHAL MASTER OR CRONY CAPITALIST? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE MILITARY, THE BUSINESS AND THE FREE MARKET FAIRY TALE4. ; 2. THE TURKISH MILITARY-BUSINESS EMPIRE: A TERRESTRIAL OR A CELESTIAL ONE? -- 3. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: AUTHORITARIAN NATIONALISM AND DISCRIMINATION ENDING WITH IMMISERISING MODERNIZATION: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE REPUBLICAN POWER ELITE'S FIGHT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. ECONOMIC STRUCTURE AND DOMINANCE OF NON-MUSLIM MINORITIES AT THE OUTSET OF MODERN TURKEY -- 2. NEW TURKEY'S ECONOMIC MODEL: CREATION OF A NATIONAL BOURGEOISIE AND SYSTEMATIC DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-MUSLIMS -- 3. USING ISLAM AS A TOOL IN POLITICS, ECONOMY AND CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENTS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES -- 4. CAPITALISTS IN TURKEY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE POWER OF ISLAMIST CAPITAL -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: TURKISH INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: TRANSFORMATION OR A NON-FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS -- 2. LABOR MARKET IN TURKEY -- 3. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: ACTORS AND PROCESSES -- 4. CURRENT CHALLENGES -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION III. CURRENT ISSUES OF THE REGULATORY PROCESS IN TURKEY -- Chapter 11: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES IN TURKEY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. RATIONALE FOR DELEGATION OF DISCRETION TO IRAS: POLITICAL TRANSACTION COSTS AND CREDIBLE COMMITMENT -- 2. INDEPENDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY DILEMMA OF IRAS -- 3. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRANSITION TO IRAS IN TURKEY -- 4. FORMAL INDEPENDENCE LEVELS OF IRAS IN TURKEY: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12: GLASS HALF EMPTY? POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE LIBERALIZATION OF THE FIXED LINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IN TURKEY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. PRIVATIZATION IN CHAOS: POLITICAL PATRONS VERSUS PRIVATIZORS AT ALL COST -- 2. THE LIBERALIZATION PROCESS -- 3.WHAT EXPLAINS TURKEY'S (LIMITED) PERFORMANCE ?. ; 4. THE PRIVATIZATION QUESTION REDUX -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN THE TURKISH ENERGY MARKETS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ELECTRICITY MARKET -- 2. MAIN REASONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN ELECTRICITY -- 3. AN INSTITUTIONAL OUTLOOK OF THE NEW MARKET STRUCTURE -- 4.MAIN ISSUES IN THE CURRENT MARKET STRUCTURE -- 5. TRADITIONAL MARKET STRUCTURE AND REASONS FOR THE RESTRUCTURING IN NATURAL GAS -- 6. THE 2001 LAW AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE -- 7. ISSUES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL GAS -- 8. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14: GLOBALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN TURKEY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: SETTING OUT THE PARADOX -- 1. PLAYERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES -- 2. INTERACTION NETWORKS AND THE STANDS PLAYERS TAKE ON THE ENVIRONMENT -- 3. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15: ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES IN TURKEY: INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. ACCESS TO FINANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS -- 2. THE LEVEL OF BANKING SECTOR OUTREACH IN TURKEY -- 3. BARRIERS TO FINANCIAL ACCESS IN TURKEY -- 4.WHAT EXPLAINS THE VARIATIONS IN ACCESS TO FINANCE? -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND POLICY SUGGESTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding the process of economic change in Turkey
• ISBN: 1-61122-636-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823406403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.