{"product_id":"the-politics-of-the-welfare-state-in-turkey-how-did-social-movements-and-elite-competition-create-a-welfare-state-9780472039029","title":"The Politics of the Welfare State in Turkey: How Did Social Movements and Elite Competition Create a Welfare State?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Politics of the Welfare State in Turkey by Erdem Yörük explains the post-1980 transformation of the Turkish welfare system, which replaced employment-based social security with poor relief policies. It is part of a European Research Council-funded project that compares political dynamics in emerging markets to develop a new political theory of welfare in the global south. The book revisits concepts of political containment and mobilization from the earlier literature on welfare state development and incorporates the effects of grassroots politics to understand the recent shift in Turkey. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 232 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23 May 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: The University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of the Welfare State in Turkey, authored by Erdem Yörük, offers a political perspective on the transformation of the Turkish welfare system after 1980, where poor relief policies have replaced employment-based social security. This book is a significant outcome of Yörük's European Research Council-funded project, which aims to compare political dynamics in emerging markets to develop a new political theory of welfare in the global south. As such, the book makes a substantial analytical and empirical contribution to understanding the factors behind a significant shift in the nature of state welfare provision in Turkey over recent decades, which is part of a broader global trend. Most scholarship on Turkey and similar countries has attributed this shift towards poor relief to demographic and structural changes, including aging populations, the decline in the economic weight of industry, and the informalization of labor, while neglecting the impact of grassroots politics. To address these theoretical gaps in the literature, the book revisits concepts of political containment and political mobilization from earlier studies on the development of the mid-twentieth-century welfare state and incorporates the effects of grassroots politics to explain the recent welfare system shift in Turkey. In this context, a new matrix of political dynamics has led to the implementation of large-scale social assistance programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 396g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 150 x 228 x 20 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780472039029\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erdem Yoruk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44096940441850,"sku":"9780472039029","price":25.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1654865110066_book.jpg?v=1655208586","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-politics-of-the-welfare-state-in-turkey-how-did-social-movements-and-elite-competition-create-a-welfare-state-9780472039029","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}