Decentralization, Economic Development, and Growth in Turkish Provinces
There have been important developments in the decentralization of the government structure in Turkey since the early 1980s. This paper examines economic development and growth in Turkish provinces. Although there is a rich literature on the economi...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9876935/decentralization-economic-development-growth-turkish-provinces http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6979 |
| Summary: | There have been important developments
in the decentralization of the government structure in
Turkey since the early 1980s. This paper examines economic
development and growth in Turkish provinces. Although there
is a rich literature on the economic effects of government
decentralization from both developed and developing
countries, these effects have not been examined widely in
the context of Turkish local governments. The authors first
describe changes since the early 1980s and recent reform
efforts. They then provide an empirical analysis of the
effects of decentralization in Turkish provinces using
cross-sectional and panel data approaches. The panel dataset
consists of 67 provinces from 1976 to 2001. The analysis
examines whether variations in local decentralization across
these provinces and across time have had a significant
impact on economic development and growth in those
provinces. The findings suggest a weak negative economic
effect of decentralization through a number of
municipalities per capita. However, the findings do not show
any significant impact from the creation of new provinces by
separation from the existing ones. |
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