EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION OF PRIVATIZATION IN TURKEY SUGAR FACTORY
TÜRKİYE ŞEKER FABRİKALARINDA ÖZELLEŞTİRMENİN İSTİHDAM VE ÜRETİM ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ

Author : Zülküf AYRANGÖL -Enes POLAT
Number of pages : 233-247

Abstract

Privatization practices in the world have generally emerged since the 1970s. Firstly, privatizations started in the United Kingdom and the United States, and later were implemented in developing countries and Eastern European countries. The privatization process in Turkey has become widespread since 1980. SOEs in Turkey's economy growing economic, social and political problems that cause both Turkey's economy could adversely affect the SOEs. The privatization policies contribute to employment and production in Turkey has been the subject of debate. In this study, the changes in the number of people employed and the amount of sugar produced in Amasya, Kayseri, Konya, Kütahya, Adapazarı, Erzurum and Erzincan Sugar Factories which were privatized at various dates were analyzed by considering production and employment data before and after privatization. As a result of the analyzes, it was observed that the desired positive results in terms of employment and production were not obtained in the seven sugar factories after privatization.

Keywords

Privatization, Sugar Factories, State Owned Enterprises, Employment, production.

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