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Globalization gained momentum after 1980 and Turkey has witnessed significance changes in economic and political terms in the relevant period. This book focuses certain developments in Turkey´s economy and public administration since the 1980s.

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Turkey has abandoned import substituting accumulation model since the late 1970s and has entered into a structural formation process by courtesy of adopted neoliberal policies as from 1980s. Globalization gained momentum after 1980 and Turkey has witnessed significance changes in economic and political terms in the relevant period.

This book focuses certain developments in Turkey´s economy and public administration since the 1980s. In economical aspect; conversion in agriculture, supply of particular goods, international trade, external debts, macroeconomic vulnerabilities and development strategies are examined. In the context of public administration; changes in urban culture, slow city movement, the concept of smart city, foreigners´ freedom to work in Turkey under international labour force law, modernization of the education system and its impact on youth employment and environmental policy are investigated.

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Isil Alkan "Neoliberal agricultural policies, food sovereignty and Turkey"
Öznur Ümit "Analyzing the macroeconomic and vulnerability indicators of the fragile five countries: The 2010-2016 period"
Koray R. Yilmaz and Ezgi Demiral "The impacts of the global crisis on the development road of the Turkish Economy"
Demet Özmen Yilmaz "Regional development in Turkey: What has changed?"
Abreg S. €elem "Exchange rate volatility and international trade: evidence from the trade of Turkey with Euro zone"
Volkan Bektas "The structure of external debts and the impact of external debts on economic growth in Turkey"
Kübra Önder and Büsra Akin "The effect of gasoline price on the automobile (domestic and imported) supply"
Ahmet Mutlu "Transformation of urban culture in Turkey: An evaluation over housing"
Asli Yönten Balaban and Duru €igdem Simsek "Slow living in a globalizing world: Cittaslow movement in Turkey"
Harun Bi‡akci, Cuma Yildirim "Creating smart cities in Turkey: Policies and initiatives"
Hande Ünsal "Foreigners´ freedom to work in Turkey under international labour force law, no. 6735"
Gürhan Ünal and Esra €engel "Modernization of the Turkish education system and its impact on youth employment in the European Union accession process of Turkey"
Sedat €obanoglu "A Public analysis model in the policymaking process: An example of the Ergene River"

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