Decentralization, Economic Development, and Growth in Turkish Provinces
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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There have been important developments
in the decentralization of the government structure in
Turkey since the early 1980s. This paper examines economic
development and growth in Turkish provinces. Although there
is a rich literature on the economic effects of government
decentralization from both developed and developing
countries, these effects have not been examined widely in
the context of Turkish local governments. The authors first
describe changes since the early 1980s and recent reform
efforts. They then provide an empirical analysis of the
effects of decentralization in Turkish provinces using
cross-sectional and panel data approaches. The panel dataset
consists of 67 provinces from 1976 to 2001. The analysis
examines whether variations in local decentralization across
these provinces and across time have had a significant
impact on economic development and growth in those
provinces. The findings suggest a weak negative economic
effect of decentralization through a number of
municipalities per capita. However, the findings do not show
any significant impact from the creation of new provinces by
separation from the existing ones.
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ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE, AGRICULTURE, AUTONOMY, BASE YEAR, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, CENTRAL CITY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIES, CITY MANAGEMENT, COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, DECENTRALIZATION, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EXOGENOUS VARIABLES, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FISCAL BALANCES, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL FEDERALISM, FISCAL REFORMS, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GOVERNMENT REFORM, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER SYSTEM, JURISDICTIONAL MOBILITY, LARGE CITIES, LAWS, LEGISLATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LOCAL PROVISION, LOCAL PROVISION OF SERVICES, LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR, LOCAL SERVICES, METROPOLITAN AREAS, MIDDLE EAST, MIGRATION, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITY, NATIONAL TAX, NATIONAL TAX JOURNAL, NORTH AFRICA, PER CAPITA INCOME, PROVINCES, PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIONS, PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM, PUBLIC SECTOR SIZE, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SEWAGE, SMALL MUNICIPALITIES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBANIZATION