Uneven Centuries: Economic Development of Turkey since 1820

Şevket Pamuk; Şevket Pamuk

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Uneven Centuries

Economic Development of Turkey since 1820

Şevket Pamuk and Şevket Pamuk

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

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The first comprehensive history of the Turkish economy

The population and economy of the area within the present-day borders of Turkey has consistently been among the largest in the developing world, yet there has been no authoritative economic history of Turkey until now. In Uneven Centuries, Şevket Pamuk examines the economic growth and human development of Turkey over the past two hundred years.

Taking a comparative global perspective, Pamuk investigates Turkey’s economic history through four periods: the open economy during the nineteenth-century Ottoman era, the transition from empire to nation-state that spanned the two world wars and the Great Depression, the continued protectionism and import-substituting industrialization after World War II, and the neoliberal policies and the opening of the economy after 1980. Making use of indices of GDP per capita, trade, wages, health, and education, Pamuk argues that Turkey’s long-term economic trends cannot be explained only by immediate causes such as economic policies, rates of investment, productivity growth, and structural change.

Uneven Centuries offers a deeper analysis of the essential forces underlying Turkey’s development—its institutions and their evolution—to make better sense of the country’s unique history and to provide important insights into the patterns of growth in developing countries during the past two centuries.

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Şevket Pamuk is professor of economics and economics history at Bogaziçi University in Istanbul. His books include A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire and The Ottoman Empire and European Capitalism, 1820–1913.

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"[A] powerful analysis of how Turkey got into its present position."---Paul Rivlin, Bustan: The Middle East Book Review --- "Sevket Pamuk’s engaging book frames the evolution of the Turkish economy over two centuries, showing that historical developments under the Ottomans constitute an essential key to comprehending the path taken by modern Turkey."---Giampaolo Conte, Journal of European Economic History --- "Described as ‘the first comprehensive history of the Turkish economy’, Uneven Centuries has been widely acclaimed for its ‘rich and original’ broad approach" --- "Winner of the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize"

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Preface and Acknowledgments
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1. Introduction
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2. Economic Growth and Human Development since 1820
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3. Institutions and the Ottoman Past
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4. Reforms and Deficits: Ottoman Response to European Challenges
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5. Opening to Foreign Trade and Investment
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6. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1820–1914
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7. From Empire to Nation- State
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8. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1914–1950
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9. Inward- Oriented Development after World War II
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10. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1950–1980
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11. Neoliberal Policies and Globalization
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12. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1980–2015
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13. Conclusion
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References
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Index
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Keywords for this book

Developed country; Industrialisation; Economy; Institution; Economic growth; Agriculture; Economic development; Income; World War II; Economic policy; Private sector; Economic interventionism; Central government; Foreign direct investment; Urbanization; World War I; Tariff; Income distribution; Protectionism; Employment; World economy; Tax; Primary sector of the economy; Interwar period; Manufacturing; Western Europe; Year; Economics; Public sector; Rural area; Turkish Statistical Institute; Institutional economics; Measures of national income and output; Life expectancy; Inflation; Exchange rate; Liberalization; International trade; Financial crisis; Commodity; Technology; Subsidy; Statism; Workforce; Tax revenue; Wage; Shortage; Latin America; Infrastructure; Purchasing power; Commercialization; Economic history; Free trade; Currency; Consumption (economics); Unemployment; Economic power; Privatization; Industry; Great power; Debt; Payment; New institutionalism; Globalization; Import; Export; Infant mortality; Emerging technologies; Armenians; Capital formation

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For a non-specialist adult audience

Uneven Centuries

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About this book

Author / Editor information

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Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Economic Growth and Human Development since 1820

3. Institutions and the Ottoman Past

4. Reforms and Deficits: Ottoman Response to European Challenges

5. Opening to Foreign Trade and Investment

6. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1820–1914

7. From Empire to Nation- State

8. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1914–1950

9. Inward- Oriented Development after World War II

10. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1950–1980

11. Neoliberal Policies and Globalization

12. Economic Development and Institutional Change, 1980–2015

13. Conclusion

References

Index

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