The population and economy of the area within the present-day borders of Turkey has consistently been among the largest … in the developing world, yet there has been no authoritative economic history of Turkey until now. In Uneven Centuries …, Sevket Pamuk examines the economic growth and human development of Turkey over the past two hundred years. Taking a …

"The economies of Turkey and Egypt, remarkably similar until the early 1980s, have since taken divergent paths. Turkey … have stagnated. In this book, Amr Adly uses extensive primary research to present detailed comparisons of Turkey's and …