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AN ASSESSMENT OF IMF POLICIES: THE CASE OF TURKEY

Arzu AKKOYUNLU WIGLEY
Erhan ASLANOĞLU
Pages
243–255
Publication Date
2005-06-10
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We defend the view that the disinflationary, groıvth and human development agendas should be carried out simııltaneously.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This paper takes issue with the IMF’s continued advocacy of liberalization andfîscal and monetary restraint in Turkey, by assessing the impact of the last tıvo stand-by agreements in 1999 and 2000.
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Key Findings & Data:We investigate the preconditions of the twin crises if 2000 and 2001 and conclııde that the initiation of the 1999 Stand-by Agreement should have been conditional on structııral reforms in the banking sector.
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Conclusion & Impact:We defend the view that the disinflationary, groıvth and human development agendas should be carried out simııltaneously.
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⚙️Variables:IMF and Turkey · Stand-By Agreements · Crises of 2000 and 2001.

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This paper takes issue with the IMF’s continued advocacy of liberalization andfîscal and monetary restraint in Turkey, by assessing the impact of the last tıvo stand-by agreements in 1999 and 2000. We investigate the preconditions of the twin crises if 2000 and 2001 and conclııde that the initiation of the 1999 Stand-by Agreement should have been conditional on structııral reforms in the banking sector. Besides, it is argued that the IMF imposed its policy prescriptions ıvithout suffıcient consideration of the market imperfections that prevail in Turkey. On the fıscal side, we defend targeted spending in key areas, particularly where there is complementariness between efficiency, productivity, relative cost and distributive fairness. We defend the view that the disinflationary, groıvth and human development agendas should be carried out simııltaneously.

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WIGLEY, A. A., ASLANOĞLU, E. (2005). AN ASSESSMENT OF IMF POLICIES: THE CASE OF TURKEY. Öneri Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 24, 243–255. https://ajindex.com/articles/36043

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