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Local Government Discretion and Accountability in Turkey

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: SUMMARY After ratification of the European Charter of Local Self‐Government in 1993, Turkey has witnessed major local government reform efforts in 2000s. The policy objectives of these reforms were granting more political, administrative and fiscal discretion to local governments along the principles of democratic decentralization and strengthening accountability linkages between citizens and local governments. We employ a diagnostic framework to analyse the impact of these reforms. We argue that reforms have achieved limited success in improving decision‐making autonomy and accountability of local governments. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Public Administration and Development

DOI: 10.1002/pad.1646

Authors: Serdar Yilmaz, Ayse Guner

Institutions: World Bank, Marmara University

Language: English

Topic: Turkish Urban and Social Issues

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1922795534

FWCI: 7.164

Cites: 8

Cited by: 26

Related to: 10