Challenges and Opportunities in the Pathway of Development: Case of Turkey

Abstract

The globalization process offers countries the opportunity to integrate with world economies. Turkish economy has undergone significant structural transformation since the 1980s and experienced intense global developments in this complex period. Turkey, having strengths and weaknesses, is also faced with many threats and opportunities in the mentioned process. Therefore, a correct analysis of the opportunities and threats can move the country to a better point in the development road. This book focuses threats and opportunities in the pathway of Turkey's development.In this framework; working poverty, external debt problem,early deindustrialization, 1980 transformation of the economy, households' demand for healthcare, instruments of fiscal policy, case of Syrian business, decent work and gender equality, economic and fiscal impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey are examined. © Peter Lang GmbH Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Berlin 2020. All rights reserved.