THE REQUIREMENTS OF FOREIGN BORROWING AND TWO-GAP THEORY: A CASE OF TURKEY

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This study has examined empirically the need of foreign borrowing. and foreign debt burfien of Turkey from 1963 to 1995. The two-gap analysis was used to assess the requirements of foreign resources as additional to domestic resources in order to achieve e a reasonable target ground rate of national income. This study has shown that in the light of two-gap analvsis, foreign aid will still continue to plan a crucial role during the Seventh Five Year Plan period (1996-2000) bv helping to overcome foreign exchange constraints, although it has put Turkev under a large foreign indebtedness. However, as long as the economy keeps its ability to repav foreign debt, it is beneficial for the economic development of Turkey.