The Political Economy of Turkey in the Post-Soviet Era

Going West and Looking East?
Herausgeber: Rittenberg, Libby

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc had a profound effect on Turkey economically and politically. On the one hand, the collapse further marginalized Turkey's position in Western Europe, as some of the newly liberated Central and Eastern European countries raced ahead of Turkey to join the European Union. On the other hand, the collapse presented Turkey with new opportunities and challenges stemming from geographic proximity and cultural/historical ties with countries that emerged from the Soviet bloc and from the former Soviet Union. In articles focusing on the 1990s and beyond, this book explores how the economic and political fortunes of Turkey have changed since the end of the Cold War. Two main sections of the book examine Turkey's relations with the European Union and with the former Soviet Union and Soviet bloc countries. Each section opens with a chapter providing an overview of Turkey's political relationship with the respective region, followed by chapters that examine facets of the politico-economic relationships. Located in a potentially volatile portion of the world, Turkey plays an important role in maintaining peace and prosperity in its region. The analysis in this volume allows an understanding of the critical factors that influence the political economy of Turkey, and therefore, its ability to contribute to world peace and stability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 545g
• ISBN-13: 9780275955960
• ISBN-10: 0275955966
• Artikelnr.: 25565392

Autorenporträt

LIBBY RITTENBERG is Professor of Economics at Colorado College. She served as a Fulbright lecturer at Bosphorus and Marmara Universities in Istanbul in the mid-1980s. She has published articles on various aspects of the Turkish economy in the post-liberalization period and on transition issues in East/Central Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Setting the Stage Introduction: The Changing Fortunes of Turkey in the
Post-Soviet World by Libby Rittenberg A Brief Account of the Turkish
Economy 1987-1996 by Faruk Selcuk Turkey and the European Union Turkey and
the European Union in the Aftermath of the Cold War by Atila Eralp The
Customs Union and Beyond by Canan Balkir International Competitiveness of
Turkey to the EU: A Comparison with Greece, Portugal, Spain, and the EU/9
by Bahri Yilmaz Prospects for New Linkages: The Black Sea, Transcaucasian,
and Central Asian Regions Turkey's Evolving Political Role in the
Post-Soviet World by Gareth M. Winrow The Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Project by Serdar Sayan and Osman Zaim The Political Economy of Relations
Between Turkey and Russia by Gülten Kazgan Turkey and the Changing Oil
Market in Eurasia by Meliha Altunisik Turkey's Emerging Relationship with
Other Turkish Republics by Gül Turan and Ilter Turan Bibliography Index