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xiv, 196, [4] pages. Frontis map. Front Flyleaf has been removed. Some cover wear and soiling. This is one of the Praeger Special Studies in International Economics and Development. The purpose of Praeger Special Studies is to make specialized research in U.S. and international economics and politics available to the academic, business, and government communities. Includes Preface, List of Tables, and Explanatory Note on Statistical Sources. Chapters cover The Historical Background; The Main Themes of Turkish Development Since World War II; Major Constraints: The Elite-Villager Gap; The Bureaucracy, and the Educational System; and Some Problems Affecting Turkey's Future Development. Also contains Statistical Appendix; Selected Bibliography, and About the Author. Includes tables on Industrial Production, 1929-40; Trends in Agriculture, 1948-o54; GNP and Per Capita GNP, 1938-54; Indicators of Inflation, 1950-60; Economic Growth and Price Stability, 1962-68; Results of Elections for Parliament, 1950-69; Expansion of the Economy, 1964-68; Growth Indicators, 1948-68; Shares of GNP by Major Sectors, 1948-68; Expansion of Road Transport, 1947-68; Transport by Highway and Railroad, 1950-68; Firs Five Year Development Plan Targets for Growth of Value added by Sector and Actual Performance, 1962-67; Price Stability, 1950-60 and 1962-68; Urbanization, 1950-65; Summary of School Enrollment and Scholarization rates, 1925/26--1965/66. Also includes Tables in the Appendix on The Transportation System; Export and Unit Prices of Major Export Commodities; Expansion of Credit and Money Supply, 1950-60; Foreign Trade, 1950-60; Indicators of the Slowdown in Economic Activity in 1960-61; Saving and Investment, 1957-65; Summary of U.S. Economic Assistance, 1949-68; Per Capita GNP in Selected Countries, 1967; Electricity and Radios, 1948-68; Investment, Saving, and Taxation Before ad in the First Five Year Development Plan, 1957-62 and 1963-67; Demand for Books, 1948-67; Population, 1927-68; Average Annual Rates of Population Growth, 1927-35 to 1960-65; Summary of Election Results: the 1950's; the 1960's; Summary of Financial Assistance Provided to Turkey in the Framework of the OECD Consortium,1963-68; Primary-School Enrollment and the Scholarization Rates 1925/26--1965/66; Lycee Enrollment and Scholarization Rates, 1925/26-1965/66; University-Level Enrollment and Scholarization Rates, 1925/26-1965/66; Fertilizer Consumption, 1960-68; and Defense Expenditures, 1960-68. Edwin J. (Ed) Cohn received an A.B. from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University. Ed served in the field of international-development economics at the State Department and the Agency for International Development, including postings at the Hague, in Turkey, and in Afghanistan. While in Turkey, he also served as an advisor to the Turkish parliament and taught economics at the Middle East Technical University. His intellectual curiosity and passion for knowledge and learning extended throughout his life. Ed focused on the interrelationships among economy, society, culture, and politics in various parts of the world, with particular attention to the historic and contemporary forces that affect the emergence of democracy.
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