Structural change in agriculture and water requirements in Turkey
Author
Sayan, S.
Demir, N.
Date
2003Source Title
Research in Middle East Economics
Print ISSN
1094-5334
Electronic ISSN
1875-8142
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Volume
5
Pages
289 - 315
Language
English
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Abstract
This paper investigates the effects of the post-1980 structural reforms in Turkey on the strength of inter-industry linkages between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, and discusses the implications of the changing strength of these linkages for water consumption by the Turkish economy as a whole. For this purpose, we first solve demand- and supply-side input output models under alternative scenarios concerning the nature of linkages between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors in 1979 and
1990. We then calculate the direct and indirect water requirements of production in 32 sectors and estimate the amount of water embodied in agricultural and manufacturing exports of Turkey.