The Political Economy of Turkey
Introduction: Globalisation, capitalist crises and Turkey
The last few decades have witnessed a vast array of the most serious crises in Turkey since the establishment of the Republic in 1923. Social unrest, political and ethnic violence, paralysis of the state bureaucracy and other institutions, foreign exchange problems, increasing foreign debt, a decreasing rate of economic growth, astronomical rates of inflation, an alarming trade and balance of payments deficit, uneven urbanisation, increasing unemployment and inefficient social services have all been part of everyday life in the recent history of Turkey.
This book is intended to contribute to both current discussions amongst the social scientists on the political and socio-economic problems faced by Turkey in recent decades and the process of Turkey’s integration into the global economy. In so doing it concentrates on various aspects of the current political and socioeconomic crisis facing Turkey. The main contention is that current problems in Turkey are the result of the specific way in which political, economic and social forces are shaped by both the internal and external dynamics at work. Turkey’s further integration into the world economy as a result of increasing globalisation has meant that upheavals in the world economy are deeply felt in Turkish society. With the turmoil in the world economy in the last few decades generating the collapse of commodity prices for agricultural products, minerals, oil and gas, the crisis in Turkey, along with a number of less economically developed countries, has intensified. This book aims to analyse the internal and external dynamics of the socio-economic crisis in Turkey... | 
