Turkey : Economic Reforms, Living Standards and Social Welfare Study

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-08-16T20:25:07Z
dc.date2013-08-16T20:25:07Z
dc.date2000-01-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:16:48Z
dc.descriptionAs Turkey faces the 21st century, it must confront a series of critical policy questions: Can it continue to make progress in the fight against poverty? Is it possible to accelerate this improvement, which given Turkish growth rates, has been disappointing? What needs to be done to ensure that GDP growth pays off in terms of broad-based increases in employment and wages? Is it realistic to envision a future growth path in which 40 percent of employment remains in the agriculture sector? Can the widening of disparities between regions somehow be reversed? This report recommends the key elements of a strategy to improve living standards and reduce poverty include: 1) Provide a macroeconomic environment that is conducive to growth and price stability. 2) Remove biases against employment creation outside of agriculture. 3) Facilitate the outflow of resources from agriculture and provide a basis for productivity growth in the sector. 4) Invest in education, and especially in that or poor children. 5) Reallocate Government expenditures so that they are better targeted to the economically vulnerable.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/438177/turkey-economic-reforms-living-standards-social-welfare-study
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15138
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/15138
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416670
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION & THE POOR
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY & GENDER
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL EFFICIENCY ABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE SENSE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectANNUAL INCOME
dc.subjectANNUAL RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCENSUS DATA
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectCURRENCY UNIT
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE SURVEY
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSETS
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGROWTH COMPONENT
dc.subjectGROWTH EFFECT
dc.subjectGROWTH PATH
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH INFLATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINCOME DATA
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME QUINTILES
dc.subjectINDEXATION
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RATES
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMEDIAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEDICAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectMEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subjectOUTPUT GROWTH
dc.subjectPENSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectPOLICY VARIABLES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY RISK
dc.subjectPOVERTY RISKS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectREAL INCOMES
dc.subjectREAL INTEREST RATES
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRELATIVE INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE POVERTY
dc.subjectRISING DEMAND
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTEAM MEMBERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNEQUAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWORKING POOR
dc.titleTurkey : Economic Reforms, Living Standards and Social Welfare Study

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