State owned enterprises, entrepreneurship and local development: A case from Turkey

Çokgezen, Murat (2011): State owned enterprises, entrepreneurship and local development: A case from Turkey. Published in: European Journal of Economic and Political Studies , Vol. 4, No. 2 (2011): pp. 91-108.

Abstract

This study has examined the results of SOE policy by comparing two provinces in Turkey, one that was a would-be beneficiary of this policy and the other not. Statistical data and anecdotal evidence from in-depth interviews show that the SOEs increased labor costs, discouraged private entrepreneurship and guided locals to political, rather than productive solutions to their economic problems; regional development in the province in which SOEs dominated the regional economy was hindered. These results are in line with the reported outcomes of SOE policy adopted by Italian governments in order to promote development in southern Italy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: state owned enterprises turkey regional development
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L26 - Entrepreneurship

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