Author/Authors :
ERDEM, Ekrem Erciyes Üniversitesi - İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi (İİBF) - İktisat Bölümü, Turkey , TUĞCU, Can Tansel Nevşehir Üniversitesi - İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi (İİBF) - İktisat Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
A MICRO-CULTURAL APPROACH TO MACRO-ECONOMIC GROWTH: CULTURAL GROWTH DYNAMICS OF CITIES IN TURKEY
Abstract :
New trend in growth literature is to investigate the non-conventional dynamics of micro-level economic growth. The purpose of this study is to find out the cultural growth dynamics of the most producutive Turkish cities. Findings indicated that focus on the future, rule of law, work ethic, individualism, religion, education, wealth, charity, relations to business environments and universities, secularism and citizenry are the dynamics which cause economic growth in the cities, and the effects of them vary depending on the city in consideration.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Culture , Economic Growth , Cities , Turkish Economy
JournalTitle :
Erciyes University Journal Of Economics and Administrative Sciences
