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The Turkish Welfare Regime Under Pressure: Resilience Or Change?

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  • Carlos SOTO IGUARAN

    (Centre d’Etudes de l’Emploi)

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This article studies the Turkish welfare regime, with a particular emphasis on wage insurance as a formal mechanism of accessing the social protection system. We argue that the structure and transformation of the labour market is increasingly incompatible with the existing welfare system framework, which is mainly centred on formal workers’ insurance. In this context, we may wonder whether the current pensions and health reforms will lead to a better articulation between employment forms and the social protection system. Different scenarios of the possible evolution of the Turkish welfare regime are analysed: will it maintain its existing structure or will it find ways to adapt?

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  • Carlos SOTO IGUARAN, 2011. "The Turkish Welfare Regime Under Pressure: Resilience Or Change?," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, vol. 34, pages 85-112.
    • Handle: RePEc:tou:journl:v:34:y:2011:p:85-112
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    Keywords

    WELFARE REGIME; SOCIAL PROTECTION; INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT; TURKEY;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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