Questioning Turkey’s “Miracle” Growth From a Sustainability Perspective

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 131-158

  Acar, Sevil ^a   Gultekin Karakas, Derya ^b  

^a ALTINBAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

adjusted net saving; economic growth; genuine saving; sustainability; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INVESTMENT; SAVINGS; SUSTAINABILITY;

TURKEY;

EID: 84975743633     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496516636652     Document Type: Article

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