The relationship between the labour unions and the state in Turkey during 1946-1980 era
Author
Karacan, Burak Ali
Advisor
Özbudun, Ergun
Date
1995Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
In this study, the relationship between the labour unions and
tlie state in Turkey during 1946-1980 era is analysed with the help of the
application of the corporatist model. By identiiymg the dominant model tliat
emerged in this relationship as mainly a variant of state corporatism, it is
proposed that radicahsation and instabilty of the pre-1980 era, especially of
the 1970s, was related to state attempts to install corporatist structures, rather
than excessive demands of the labour unions.
The inquiry begins with the summary of the theoretical concepts
central to this study. In the first chapter, the major varieties of state and
liberal corporatism that have been identified in the most important studies on
coiporatism is outlined and the conditions that have proposed to explain the
rise and demise of different kinds of corporatist systems are summarised, hi
the following chapters, concepts presented by the corporatist theory are tried
to be applied to Turkey wliile the development of Turkish miionism is
examined historically.