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IR 5119 Issues for Turkey in Global Political Economy

International/global political economy with a focus on issues important for Turkey through a historical overview of the political economy of Turkey in relation to structural economic transformations and political developments in the globalization process. Relationship between the institutional legacy of the early modernization, industrialization during the Ottoman Empire and state-led development in Turkey between 1908 and 1960s, including the role of state in economic growth and development within competing theories of political economy of development. Economic crises and market liberalization period between 1980 and 1991, specifically focusing on the changing role of state and continuities in state-society relationship within the theoretical debate about internationalization of state in globalization process and politics of income distribution in neoliberalism. Major changes and continuities for Turkey in trade, production/foreign direct investment, human development and income distribution in light of the previous debate on the role of state in international political economy. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit units: 5.

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