Based on data from a face-to-face survey of 2422 residents from urban Turkey, this paper presents an analysis of citizens’ preferences in Turkey on nuclear and renewable energy sources. Findings indicate that opposition to nuclear power was strong, and only a small number of respondents...

In this paper we employ a choice experiment (conducted in Ukraine and Turkey) on the valuation of a marine restoration programme in the Black Sea, to examine whether the value of environmental goods is sensitive to the source of public financing. We contribute to the debate on the optimal...

We aim at questioning, within a political economy framework, the institutional context of environmental policies for the case of Turkey in general and of Istanbul in particular. The paper is centred around a survey study conducted with citizens of Istanbul (n=1565), a metropolitan city whose...

It is a truism that households in developing countries that face idiosyncratic income/expenditure shocks may face difficulties in smoothing consumption through formal credit institutions, and hence rely, at least partially, on informal ties. While this issue has been explored extensively in the...

Many households in developing countries often have difficulty in smoothing consumption through formal credit channels. In turn, many rely on social (informal) networks. While this topic has been explored extensively in the literature on rural areas, the urban scene remains largely...

Recent healthcare reform in Turkey aims at achieving universal coverage with the introduction of General Health Insurance (GHI). As part of GHI, the state assumes the provision of health insurance coverage to those unable to afford the public health insurance premiums conditional on a...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps, Figures, and Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: MODERNIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMOCRATIZATION -- 1 Reflexive Developmentalism? Toward an Environmental Critique of Modernization -- 2...

Cover -- Author Biography -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Neoliberal Developmentalism in Turkey: Continuity, Rupture, Consolidation -- 1. The State of Property: From the Empire to the Neoliberal Republic -- Introduction -- State and...