Neoliberal Turkey and its Discontents

Economic Policy and the Environment under Erdogan

• Author(s): Fikret Adaman, Bengi Akbulut, Murat Arsel,
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Pages: 320
• ISBN_10: 1786722097
  ISBN_13: 9781786722096
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Economic History , History / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Political Process / General , Social Science / Human Geography , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , History / Middle East / General , Technology & Engineering / Construction / General , History / Social History , Business & Economics / Environmental Economics ,

Description:... The 'neoliberal' economic policy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP Party, which has delivered extraordinary growth in Turkish GDP over the last decade, has been one of the foundations of the party's popular appeal. Here, a group of experts on Turkish political economy show how these policies have also had a detrimental impact on the environment, sustainability and the long-term health of the Turkish economy. Taking the two main sectors of growth during the past decade-energy and construction-as its primary focus, the book engages broadly with the political economy of inequality and sustainability in contemporary Turkey. Ultimately, the authors argue that 'environmental conflicts' in Turkey are not merely about the environment but intersect with contemporary politics of religion, ethnicity, gender, and class within the context of top-down, modernising economic development. Neoliberal Turkey and its Discontents marks an important contribution to debates around the economic growth of Turkey and the future of the AKP's long-term economic plan.