The Political and Socioeconomic Transformation of Turkey

by Atila Erlap, Muharrem Tunay, Birol Yesilada

Overview

The decade of the 1980s marked a crucial turbaning point in Turkey's socioeconomic structure and polity. At the heart of the socioeconomic transformation lay the January 24, 1980, economic austerity package and the September 12, 1980, coup d'etat, both of which altered not only the Turkish economy and societal structure but the political system and external relations as well. The meanings of right and left, modernity and backwardness, and of Turkishness were completely revised. This book shows the nature of this socioeconomic and political transformation and assessses the success and failure of relevant policies as the country prepares to enter the 21st century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275932046
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/18/1993
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

ATILA ERALP is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Middle East Technical University.

MUHARREM TUNAY is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Middle East Technical University.

BIROL YESILADA is the Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Profesor of Political Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Turkish New Right's Attempt at Hegemony by Muharrem Tunay
Ideology Social Bases, and the Organizational Structure of the Post-1980 Political Parties by Ayse Ayatta
The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism and Its Institutional Framework by Sencer Ayata
The Development of Turkish Manufacturing Industry During 1976-1987: An Overview by Oktar Turel
Turkey's Labor Market Policies in the 1980s Against the Background of Its Stabilization Program by Fikret Senses
The World Bank and the Transformation of Turkish Agriculture by Zulkuf Aydin
Trade Strategy in the 1980s by Canan Balkir
Turkish Foreign Poilicy towards the Middle East by Birol A. Yesilada
Turkey and the European Community: Prospects for a New Relationship by Atila Eralp
Turkey and the Western Alliance in the 1980s by Duygu Bazoglu Sezer
Epilogue by Atila Eralp, Muharrem Tunay, and Birol A. Yesilada
Index

Editorial Reviews

The austerity measures implemented in Turkey in January 1980 have been hailed by the International Monetary Fund and other western institutions as a successful model to be followed by other countries, but the changes that have resulted have been little studied. Young Turkish scholars here examine such topics as the new right's attempt at hegemony, the development of manufacturing, labor market policies, and regional and global relations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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