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Social Reproduction in Turkey since the 2000s
Abstract
Social, political, and economic lives have been transformed in line with neoliberalism and Islamic conservatism in Turkey under the ruling of Justice and Development Party’s (JDP) since 2003. As a result, the parameters and structure of the social reproduction - both the “social” (or reproduction of labor power) and the “economic” (or production of commodities) levels- has changed. The goal of the current study is to explain the changes in social reproduction at the intersection of the social, economic, and political changes in Turkey since 2003. To do this, we will focus on the following three changes. First, we trace the trajectory of social policy practices by analyzing transfers to the individuals and households to understand social reproduction at the household level. Second, we will examine the economic policies and practices in the same period by identifying structural changes and shifts in economic reproduction. Third, we will examine the changes in the structure and functions of the state in the social and economic reproduction.
Discipline
Economics
Geographic Area
Turkey
Sub Area
Political Economy