20Th Century State-Business Relations:

Love or Hatred?

The Ottoman Empire established a strong tradition of government direction of the economy. Ottoman economic doctrine ascribed to the state both the right and the duty to control the economy for the common good. The state controlled a large proportion of the land and suppressed power centers, blocking the development of a landed aristocracy. One's position in the imperial hierarchy was the primary determinant of income. Because the sultan confiscated his functionaries' wealth when they died, status could be passed on only by means of education. For example, candidates for positions in the bureaucracy were required to have command of the Ottoman language. Peasants and artisans also claimed and received protection from the state, often at ... Showed first 120 words of 1910 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 1910 Size (words) ...and credit, led to increased competition among various segments of the business community and the emergence of new organizations, such as TUSİAD. The emergence of these groups suggests that by the 1970s the private sector was strong enough to organize autonomous organizations. At the same time, their reliance on domestic economic resources meant that the government could not ignore the new organizations, even though they were outside the formal corporatist arrangements.

Finally we can say that in 20th centrury,born from the ashes of the sick man- The Ottoman Empire, republican Turkey experienced enormous development. It ws not easy to construct a bourgeosie class and an industry, furthermore it was much more difficult to enable the ...Essay still continues 100 more words...