Turkey's neoliberal transformation in the early 1980s drastically changed the structure of the work life and the issues of the labour differentiated since then. The book uses a multi-dimensional approach by considering the economic, poli-tical and social aspects of labour in Turkey. It addresses diversified problems including jobless growth, regional segregation, immigrant workers, rural labour relations, gender discrimination and precarity. It also analyses the transforma-tion from past to present and questions its future potentials by discussing the effects of new technologies on working…mehr
Turkey's neoliberal transformation in the early 1980s drastically changed the structure of the work life and the issues of the labour differentiated since then. The book uses a multi-dimensional approach by considering the economic, poli-tical and social aspects of labour in Turkey. It addresses diversified problems including jobless growth, regional segregation, immigrant workers, rural labour relations, gender discrimination and precarity. It also analyses the transforma-tion from past to present and questions its future potentials by discussing the effects of new technologies on working regimes. Contributions by researchers from various disciplines enabled a comprehensive examination and paved the way for a critical thinking on the future challenges of labour in Turkey.
Abreg S. Çelem received his Ph.D. in Econometrics with his dissertation entitled ¿New Open Economy Macroeconomics; Exchange Rates and Current Account: An Empirical Analysis¿ from Gazi University, Ankara in 2011. His fields of expertise are time series analysis, panel data analysis and microeconometrics. Pelin Akçagün obtained her B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Middle East Technical University Department of Economics. As a visiting research scholar, she studied at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and worked on spatial econo-metrics. Her Ph.D. thesis received Middle East Technical University Best Ph.D. Thesis Award and Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Academic Encourage-ment Award. Her research interests include theoretical econometrics and applied econometrics with special focus on regional development and labour economics
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Structural Change in the Employment Effects of Sectoral Growth in Turkey
Labour Market Indicators in Turkey: Regional Potentials and Challenges
Migration Policies, Classes and Labour Market in Turkey
The Emerging Patterns of Rural Labour Relations in Turkey
"Paid Domestic Work" as a Tool for Achieving Gender Equality or Reproducing Gender Inequality
The Surveillance on Women's Labour: A Research in Samsun
Working in the Provincial University as a Female Academic
Regulating Religious Field Vis-À-Vis Labour in Turkey
Private Pension System in Turkey: A New Form of the Old Story
Liberal Populism and Capital-Owning Class in the Transformation of Labour Regime in Turkey
Debt and Discipline: Consumer Credits in Turkey during the 2000s
Industry 4.0: Brand New World or False Promise? With a Note on the Evolution of Machinery
