CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Cirakman, Nur Sultan |
|---|---|
| Title | Institutional Change and Continuity in Turkish Capitalism and State-Business Relations in Comparative Perspective |
| Summary | The aim of this thesis is to analyze the different Turkish models of capitalism. Since the foundation of Turkish Republic in 1923, there have been three different models of capitalism in Turkey: The state-led model between 1923-1980, the neoliberal model between 1980-2002 and the AKP model that has been continuing since 2002. This thesis argues that, in Turkey, the different models of capitalism have influenced both the economic institutions and the relation between the government and the business groups. Under these different models, the influence of the state on the economic management has never disappeared, yet, it transformed. So, using Vivien Schmidt’s concepts of state-led and state-enhanced capitalism, this thesis argues that, the model of capitalism in Turkey between the years 1923-1980 was state-led capitalism, in which state involved in the economic management directly. So, the institutions of the model were aiming to protect the state control over the economy. However, with the implementation of the neoliberalization program in 1980, the state intervention on the economy has transformed into indirect influence, in which economic institutions were liberalized to some extent, but the influence of the state has never disappeared. Especially under the AKP model of capitalism, the governing party controlled the economic institutions by putting them under the authority of the Prime Ministry. Furthermore, the role of the state on the economic management also influenced the state-business relations. Even though creating a national bourgeoisie has always been a state project of the Turkish Republic, since under different governments different groups of business firms were encouraged, a polarization between secular and religious businessmen has emerged. By following a historical approach, this thesis seeks to explain the dynamics of the state intervention on the economic management. For this aim, the institutional changes and the state-business relations in these three different models of capitalism have been analyzed under three successive chapters. |
| Supervisor | Bohle, Dorothee |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/cirakman_nur.pdf |
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