Politics and the bureaucracy in policy making process: a general framework and its application to the Turkish case
Author
Gürgür, Tuğrul
Advisor
Atiyas, İzak
Date
1996Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
The aim of this Master Thesis is to construct a framework to analyze interactions
between politics, society, and the bureaucracy with each other. This framework is then
adapted to the Turkish case to model policy making mechanisms in economic issues. When
the bureaucracy emerges as a separate actor in the political field, the relationship between
political actors and the society significantly changes. It may mitigate the problems observed
in this relationship by providing an information and commitment mechanism or it may lead to
a new set of problems. Unless politicians are able to 'discipline' the civil service, they cannot
govern the state. The furkish case is an example of how participation of the bureaucracy to
the relationship between politics and society affects economic variables.