A la Turka Neoliberalism

by Evren Tok

Gecekondu phenomenon could be understood as an expression of a double movement process, understood in Polanyian terms. I argue that gecekondus of the pre-1980 period do stand for the counter movement of the society, as a response to the economic policies of the state, formulated around the import substituting industrialisation strategy. The occupation of public land and construction of illegal housing units by the immigrants has served to protect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3838311795
• ISBN13: 9783838311791
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"