On the Road to EU Membership? : The Economic Transformation of Turkey

Front -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. From Association to Accession Negotiations: EU-Turkish Economic Relations, 1959-2009 -- 2. Integrating the EU and Turkish Economies: The Customs Union and the Accession Partnership -- 3. Current Turkish Economic Policies and the Target of EU Membership -- 4. Public Sector Governance in Turkey: Evaluating a Reform Agenda -- 5. Prospects of Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey during the Negotiation Process -- 6. EU-Turkish Enlargement Negotiations and Implications for Turkish Labour Market -- 7. Turkish SMEs Competitiveness within EU Negotiation -- 8. Turkish Agriculture at the Crossroads: Structural Change and EU Membership -- 9. The Role of Energy in the EU-Turkey Relations -- 10. EU-Turkey Negotiations on Information Society and Media -- Conclusion -- List of Contributors.