مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - An Evaluation On The Local Governments’ Family Policies In Turkey

Abstract :

The purpose of the public service that stems from a public responsibility principle is to provide services to all sections of the society based on an equal service and action principle. These services are gathered in the hands of two primary government bodies, one of which is the local government as a service provider. The individualization of societal life and the disintegration in the broader social structure are relatively new and increasingly more widespread phenomena within the society. The family institution, a significantly weighed unit within the Islamic religion, seems to have been weakened by modernity, a byproduct of postmodern culture. The first step taken by the state in the way of social policy is the establishment of the Ministry of Family and Social Policy in 2011. In the increasingly globalized contemporary world, the difficulties central governments encounter in fulfilling their enforcement duties render the delegation of authority to local qualified bodies a must. To that end, this study addresses the question of social policies that are transferred to the local governments in connection with the institution of family. The purpose of this study is make a general evaluation on the Family and Population Protection Program drafted in the Tenth Development Plan (2014-2018) in the context of social policies adopted by local governments which projects the consolidation of social welfare and social capital, protection of the dynamic population structure in order to support Turkey s economic and social development, and reinforcement of the institution of family.