Turkey Since 1970 Politics, Economics and Society

by Lovatt, Debbie

• ISBN13: 9780333753781
• ISBN10: 033375378X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780333977804
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-02
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Contemporary Turkey often appears to be juggling a plethora of agenda issues (radical Islam, terrorism, separatism, enemies without, enemies within, corruption, inflation, mafia-government links and natural disasters) with military interventions of varying degrees and short-lived, wobbly coalition governments. The contributors to Turkey Since 1970 offer clear and accessible background information to events that have aided and hindered the country's development.

Author Biography

Debbie Lovatt is Lecturer in International Relations, Dokuz Eylnl University, Turkey.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
List of Abbreviations	xv
Notes on the Contributors	xvii
Introduction	xxi
The Book	xxiii
Suggestions for Further Reading	xxiv
A Note on Pronunciation	xxiv
The Turkish Economy: Past and Present	1	(40)
Utku Utkulu
Chapter outline	1	(1)
Economic background	2	(8)
Early foundations and the postwar era	10	(4)
National planning years with etatist orientation, 1962-79	14	(6)
The 1980s: market orientation and export-led growth (ELG)	20	(7)
Economic performance of the 1990s and prospects for the future	27	(4)
Concluding remarks	31	(10)
Sectoral Analysis of the Turkish Economy	41	(36)
Mehmet Haluk Koksal
Introduction	41	(1)
Agriculture	41	(7)
Energy	48	(5)
Manufacturing	53	(9)
Mining	62	(1)
Construction	63	(2)
Tourism	65	(3)
The banking sector	68	(9)
An Overview of Turkey's Urbanization	77	(14)
Naci Sevkal
Introduction	77	(2)
Turkey's experience	79	(2)
Demography	81	(3)
Regional disparities	84	(4)
Conclusion	88	(3)
Turkey's Mainstream Political Parties on the Centre-Right and Centre-Left	91	(20)
Ayse Gunes-Ayata
Sencer Ayata
Introduction	91	(1)
The centre-right	92	(4)
The decline of the centre-right	96	(3)
The centre-left	99	(3)
The centre-left: similarities and differences	102	(2)