Development approaches and performances of the Republic of Turkey Goverments

Since its her establishment, Republic of Turkey is in the effort of industrialization and development. Although development strategies and economic policies change over time, this aim has always been maintained. Development and modernization-westernization efforts are envisaged as harmonious objectives. However, the concept of development also changes over time and hence currently it is understood as qualitative transformation of an economy rather than the quantitative transformation. Under this new approach development is measured not only by the help of economic indicators but also in terms of social objectives as decreasing poverty, improving the social life and basic needs of individuals. As a result, from early 1990?s Human Development Index, such formed by UNDP, is used development measure. This annual index rank countries as developed or underdeveloped. While countries are ranked in terms of the development levels, a similar ranking can be achieved for the governments of each country which have obviously important roles in the development process. The answer given to the question of in which ratio do the governments contribute to the development process of a country with the help of economic policies that are formed in the framework of their own plans and programs, allow a comparison among governments. Thus it is possible to perform an inter governmental comparison. In this study governments of the Republic of Turkey are ranked according to their performance in terms of 95 variables, which in themselves were reduced to 10 indicators through factor analysis. Key Words: 1. Economic Development 2. Government Policies 3. Government Performances