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Regional Inequality of Medical Doctors in Turkey (1897-2004)]

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  • Ciftci, Murat

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This paper looks at long-term change of inter-regional human utility from medical doctors in provinces between Ottoman and Modern Turkey. Using data from the first statistical yearbook of the Ottoman Empire for dynastic period and TUIK web side for republic period and applying method is based on Atkinson inequality index. The indices have revealed that there is imbalance in the regional distribution of doctors when compared to the population in the 1897. It is mean that there are dramatic declines in the rate of social utility for the people. According to that have been calculated for people, level of social utility from pshycians had been found out to be 49.2% for all over the Empire and 41.5% for the provinces in the border of Turkey in the 1897. In contrary to the Ottomans period, there exist high levels of improve in social utility of health service in modern Turkey. Level of social utility from specialized pshycians have been found out to be 64.3%; from medical doctors 84, and from both of doctors 77.3% in the 2004. It is shown that the inter-regional social utility from medical doctors has improved between two periods.

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  • Ciftci, Murat, 2010. "Regional Inequality of Medical Doctors in Turkey (1897-2004)]," Business and Economics Research Journal, Uludag University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, vol. 1(3), pages 101-101, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:buecrj:0016
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    Development economics; Social policy; Economic and social demography; Statistics; Health policy;
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    • C29 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Other
    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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